Resource Overview
Through a small group simulation using probability, students explore how different population growth rates are impacting biodiversity levels.
Students will be able to:
- Define biodiversity.
- Calculate probabilities to compare and contrast the biodiversity of a temperate forest with a tropical forest.
- Assess how human population growth impacts temperate and tropical forests differently.
Features of This Resource
- Math-science integration
- Students practice skills related to probability and statistics
- Dry beans, or other easy to access items, used as manipulatives
- Opportunity for scaffolding to increase/decrease the complexity of the small group work
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