Curriculum Support Materials
Teacher Background Knowledge: Biodiversity, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 1: Introduction to Biodiversity
Lesson Plan: Introducing Biodiversity, Center for Urban Resilience
Maps of Site Locations, Center for Urban Resilience
Reading - The Science of Biodiversity, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Biodiversity in My Neighborhood, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 2: Different Measures of Biodiversity
Biodiversity Measures Spreadsheet - Calculation of Shannon-Wiener and Simpson's Index with up to 10 species, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Different Measures of Biodiversity, Center for Urban Resilience
PowerPoint - Biodiversity Scenarios, Center for Urban Resilience
Reading - The Challenge of Measuring Biodiversity, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Different Measures for Different Needs, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Different Measures for Different Needs, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 3: Setting Up the Biodiversity Investigation
Lesson Plan: Setting Up the Biodiversity Investigation, Center for Urban Resilience
PowerPoint - Bird Biodiversity at Our Field Site, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Setting Up the Bird Biodiversity Study, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Setting Up the Bird Biodiversity Study, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 4: Identifying Birds
Lesson Plan: Identifying Birds, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - How to Use Binoculars, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 5: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection
Bird Species Images, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection (Day 1), Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Bird Diversity Data Collection (Day 1), Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 6: Biodiversity Game
Biodiversity Game - Bird and Plant Card, Center for Urban Resilience
Biodiversity Game Circle, Center for Urban Resilience
Biodiversity Game - Event Cards, Center for Urban Resilience
Biodiversity Game - Starting Populations, Center for Urban Resilience
Game Spreadsheet, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Biodiversity Game, Center for Urban Resilience
RP Circle - Biodiversity Game, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Biodiversity Game, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 7: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection
Lesson Plan: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection (Day 2), Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Bird Biodiversity Data Collection (2), Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 8: Habitat Fragmentation and Species Survival
Lesson Plan: Habitat Fragmentation and Species Survival, Center for Urban Resilience
RP Circle - Habitat Fragmentation and Species Survival, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Simulate the Effect of Patch Size, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 10: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection
Lesson Plan: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection (Day 3), Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Data Collection, Center for Urban Resilience
Lesson 11: Analyze and Interpret Bird Biodiversity
Lesson Plan: Analysis and Interpretation Bird Biodiversity Data, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Analyzing Your Bird Biodiversity Data, Center for Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Analyzing Your Bird Biodiversity Data, Center for Urban Resilience
