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toc = Ecology Project 2008 =

Goals of this project wiki
For the students to gain an appreciation for the ecological problems of the natural world. For the students to gain an awareness of their own stewardship to the biosphere. For the students to master the PSSA Environmental and Ecology Standards as demonstrated in this wiki and their oral presentation using this resource.

Assignment
Each group of students created a webpage referenced by a environment and ecology standard. They were required to …
 * perform an online literature search, verifying and appropriately citing all information used
 * organize all research information collected to produce this wiki resource
 * research was to include: specific descriptions of ecological problems/issues associated with their assigned standard, recommendations for possible solutions to these problems, a detailed reference list including evaluations of the sources (turned in, not included on this wiki site), confirmation of an agency contact (turned in, not included on this wiki site) and a team/group/personal action plan to be part of the solution to the problem(s)

Essential Questions
1. What are the major expressed and embedded theories (also principles, laws) that apply to your standard?

2. What is the research that has led to the understandings in #1?

3. How is your standard, and the research behind your standard (Questions 1 and 2) related to the major theories that have been discussed this year, specifically evolution and energetics.

4. What are the major environmental problems associated with your standard? Rank order these with data/empiricism (and citations where necessary) to support your position.

5. What are the major social, political and economic oppositions to the scientific community’s position on problems associated with your standard?

6. What are the major government, scientific, private, and institutional organizations/agencies/commissions/groups that are particularly interested and involved with your standard?

7. What are the current best scientific recommendations for solutions to problems associated with your standard? Support your position with data/empiricism and citations where necessary.

8. What would be the features of a personal action plan specific to the problems associated with your standard?

Pennsylvania's Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology

 * 4.1 Watersheds and Wetlands
 * 4.2 Renewable and nonrenewable resources
 * 4.3 Environmental Health
 * 4.4 Agriculture and Society
 * 4.5 Integrated Pest Management
 * 4.6 Ecosystems and Their Interaction
 * 4.7 Threatened, Endangered and Extinct Species
 * 4.8 Humans and the Environment
 * 4.9 Environmental Laws and Regulations


 * Answers to Your Questions**