Issues in Ecology, Issue 13: Active Teaching on Carbon Dynamics in Ecosystems
All ecology texts include figures showing carbon cycles of various types (terrestrial, marine, global, etc). However, education research shows that introductory level students (both college and high school) and many citizens do not understand the biological and ecological processes that are the foundation for these cycles.
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| Resource Group | This activity is associated with Issues in Ecology Issue #13 (attached) |
| Resource Group Link | http://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=AdvancedSearch&Q=Y&F1=%22Issues+in+Ec... |
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| Keywords | Active teaching in ecology, misconceptions in biology and ecology, diagnostic questions, carbon cycle, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, transformation of organic compounds |
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| Pedagogical Use Description | The activity is designed to be used in class. It can be modified in many ways, for example as homework, electronic submission or on index cards in class. |
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| Full Name of Primary Author | Charlene D'Avanzo |
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| Primary Author Affiliation | School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002 |
| Primary Author email | cdavanzo@hampshire.edu |
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| Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editors Choice | No |
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| Date Of Record Submission | 2011-07-20 |
| I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use | No |
| Date Of Record Release | 2011-07-20 14:48:26 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2013-07-11 13:37:00 |
| Release Flag | Published |
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