Resource Overview
Students act as panthers hunting for food in a model habitat to learn about carrying capacity and explore changes that occur because of human activities. (Distance learning tool available below!)
Students will be able to:
- Define carrying capacity and explain how it relates to an animal species.
- Examine how human actions can impact the carrying capacity of a habitat.
Features of This Resource
- Math extensions available as students manipulate their own data sets
- Great for biology and environmental science classes
- This predator-prey lab is one of Population Education’s most popular activities!
- Great lesson for Earth Day
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