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Backyard BioBlitz
Backyard
BioBlitz
Answer an
ecoregional survey, then take a firsthand look at biodiversity in your community.
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Career Moves
Career Moves
Read profiles of people who work in biodiversity-related professions in Illinois. Conduct interviews of people in your community with similar occupations.
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Endangered Species Gallery Walk
Endangered Species Gallery Walk
Conduct research to create a poster about an endangered species in the state of Illinois and then take a walk through a poster “gallery“ to find out more about threatened/endangered
species around the state.
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Future Worlds
Future Worlds
Build a pyramid to reflect personal priorities for the future. Investigate the way humans affect the natural world and discover how people are working to protect the environment and improve the quality of life in Illinois and on earth.
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Nature of Poetry
Nature of Poetry
Read and discuss several poems related to biodiversity, then write original biodiversity poetry.
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Secret Services
Secret Services
Perform simulations that demonstrate some of the important ecosystem services that biodiversity provides.
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Sizing Up Species
Sizing
Up Species
Classify organisms using a classification flow chart, play a team game to find out how many species may exist within different groups of organisms, and make a graph to illustrate the
relative abundance of living things.
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The Nature of Poetry
The Nature of Poetry
Read and discuss several poems related to biodiversity, then write original biodiversity poetry.
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The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life
Explore beliefs and values about why biodiversity is important and why it should be protected.
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What's Your Biodiversity IQ?
What’s Your Biodiversity IQ?
Take a “gee-whiz quiz” to find out how much you know about biodiversity, especially in Illinois.
