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Liz Hadly Tracks the Impact of Climate Change in Yellowstone

Provided by: BioInteractive |Published on: April 27, 2021

Videos Grades 9-12

Synopsis

In this resource, students will watch a video about the threats to Yellowstone National Park due to climate change and complete a worksheet about the video.
In the worksheet, students answer questions from the video, create a food web of Yellowstone National Park, and analyze data collected by researchers in the park.

Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: BioInteractive

Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Montana, Wyoming

Languages: English, Spanish

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The food web on the worksheet is very simplified. In a biology class, students could further research the ecosystem in Yellowstone to create a more detailed web.
Teachers could challenge students to research how other national parks are being affected by climate change. Students could create food webs and discuss how climate change is altering the ecosystem.
After students complete the worksheet independently or with a partner, teachers could have a class discussion around some of the questions. Questions 6 and 7 lend themselves especially well to discussion.
To get more ideas on how to teach these topics, teachers can check out the videos on teaching interdependent relationships and energy transfer in ecosystems.

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