Polar Bears: Climate Change Lesson
Created by Teacher(s): Shannon Davis-Foust|Published on: December 6, 2024
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Science
Duration: 3 hours
Created by: Wisconsin Climate Education Hub teachers
Region: Polar Regions
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students use the web of life to consider how global and local ecosystems are affected by climate change.
Inquire: Students play a game to understand how the Arctic web of life is affected by climate change.
Investigate: Students investigate a local ecosystem and create a web of life.
Inspire: Students make organism cards and play a game to explain how the local ecosystem is affected by climate change.
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Shannon Davis-Foust
Shannon Davis-Foust holds a Ph.D. of Philosophy in Biological Sciences from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She has been teaching since 2004 and specializes in environmental studies, with expertise in native plant management, invasive species, climate change, and environmental education. Shannon teaches college students how to teach environmental education to elementary and middle school learners.
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