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1. Introductional Purpose of National Parks
2. Background Skills and Techniques
3. Setting up the Study Plot/Collecting Data
5. Graphing Techniques and Final Report
Alien Plant Invasion: A
Field Study project at Saguaro National Park
Sample
Schedule
This unit will take approximately three weeks of class time. A sample schedule is provided below. Class periods are 55 minutes long unless otherwise noted.
Week One
Day 1 - Introduction and video: Why Do We Have National Parks?
Day 2 - Discussion: Problems Caused by Invader Species
Day 3 - Activity: Soccer Field Practice Plots (90 min.)
Day 4 - Video: "Strangers in Paradise" National Geographic
Week Two
Day 5 - Activity: Plant Stations
Day 6 - Discussion: Identification Characteristics
Day 7 - Slide Show: Slide Show and Study (90 min.)
Day 8 - Evaluation / Field Work: Plant Quiz and Identification
Walk
Week Three
Day 9 - Field Trip: Saguaro National Monument Field Study
Day 10 - Computer Lab: Work on Spreadsheets
Day 11 - Computer Lab: Work on Graphs and Conclusions (90 min.)
Day 12 - Evaluation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
General Biology Program for Secondary Teachers
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