Learning  Objects                                              

  Virtual Instructor: Mrs. Alma Leticia Guerrero

February/2014

MODULE  2

 § Diversity  of  Ecosystems  

and  Protected  Natural  Areas  in  Mexico.  

 § Matter  and  Energy  Flow.  

 § Biogeochemical  Cycles.  

Student’s  performance  at  the  end  of  the    module.  

 § Recognizes  the  diversity  

in  acuatic  and  terrestrial  ecosystems  and  the  protected  natural  areas  in  Mexico.  

 § Explains  the  importance  

of  the  lithosphere,  hydrosphere  and  atmosphere  for  the  development  of  life  on  the  planet.  

 § Understands  the  energetic  

transfer  between  trophic  levels.      

§ Runs  feasible  and  appropriate  actions  that  provide  solutions  to  an  environmental  problem  of  his/her  choice.  

PROJECT 1.- Knowing the Diversity of Ecosystems in Mexico.

SUBJECT: Ecology. GRADED LEVEL: 12th (17 years old) CLASS: 6th C.

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AIM Research and present information about all the ecosystems in Mexico, taking into consideration that it is one of the 12 called megadiverse countries in the world.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

Mexico is one of the 12 megadiverse countries in the world because of its big biological diversity. Brazil, China, India, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Madagascar, Indonesia, Congo, Australia, Malaysia and Mexico all together have between 60-70% of all the biodiversity in the world. The huge diversity in our country obeys mainly to the complex topography it has. This project will allow students to know and understand the different ecosystems that integrate the Mexican Biodiversity.

The research will be held by teams of four students, all of them will share information they find from different resources and discuss each other to get an only one conclusion. The work will be presented online through a mind map by using the learning tool called popplet, this application allows students to share information, think and learn visually. It is very important to add images which can describe in a better way the main characteristics of an ecosystem, such as: geographical location, climate, fauna, flora and others.

GUIDELINES:

v The teams will be integrated by four students. v To work on their projects, the communication between the partners will be

through a closed group that the instructor will create in advance. v It’s very important to design the leader of the group in order to maintain

communication with the instructor to clarify doubts or make suggestions. v The submission deadline for the assignment is Saturday, March 1st, at 8:59

pm. v The assignment will be accepted only on a Popplet presentation. If you

don’t have an account, create one, you can use the free option. v Students can add as many popplets with text or images as they need to

demonstrate the total of ecosystems in Mexico as well as the main characteristics of each one.

v The instructor will be constantly monitoring the discussion project forum on the platform to keep communication with and / or answer questions of students.