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What is Biodiversity? WebsiteWhat is Biodiversity? Website
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Science
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What is Biodiversity?

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Not all dogs are the same just like not all finches are the same. An interactive online lesson helps individuals learn about the causes and limitations to biodiversity. The clickable sections describe the basics of the genetics of biodiversity as well as why it is important. 

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Concepts

biodiversity, ecosystems, genes, extinction, the earth, endangered species, species, remote learning

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a list of questions for pupils to answer as they explore the information
  • Use to introduce the concept of biodiversity and its importance

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide pupils with Internet-enabled devices
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Uses images to supplement the text
  • Remote learning resource includes pop-up vocabulary support with questioning

Cons

  • None

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