Table of Contents: Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Resources

Virginia
Standards of
Learning
(S.O.L.s)

Reservations

Table of Contents

I. Notice to the Teacher.........................................
II. Activity Application to Virginia Standards

                                  of Learning...........................
III. Developing Student Research Projects..............
IV. General Information on Biodiversity..................
V. Identifying and Classifying Biodiversity.......
    Activity 1. Amazing Animal Adaptations.............
    Activity 2. Diversity in the Class..........................
VI. Connections of Life.......................................
      Activity 3. Web of Life.....................................
      Activity 4. Comparing the World Food Chains..
      Activity 5. Balancing Act.................................
VII. The Loss of Biodiversity.............................
       Activity 6. Gone Fishin'...................................
       Activity 7. Jungle "Hamburgerization"..............
       Activity 8. Biodiversity Decline due to

              the Introduction of Exotic Species............
VIII. Awareness and Research...........................
        Activity 9. Animal Want Ads/Missing Ads......
        Activity 10. Forest Critters.............................
IX. Glossary..........................................................
X. Selected Teacher Resources..............................
XI. Index...............................................................

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Virginia Science Standards of Learning (SOL)

Activity 1: K.1, 1.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 4.1, 4.5,

5.5, 6.1, 6.9, LS.4, LS.5, LS.10, LS.14,

BIO.1, BIO.2, BIO.4, BIO.5, BIO.8

Activity 2: K.1, 1.1, 4.1, 6.1, LS.5

Activity 3: 1.1, 2.5, 3.5, 3.10, 4.1, 4.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.9,

LS.4, LS.7, LS.9, :S.10, LS.12, BIO.9

Activity 4: K.6, K.8, 1.4, 1.7, 2.5, 3.5, 3.6, 4.4, 4.5,

6.9, LS.4, LS.6, LS.9, LS.12, BIO.9

Activity 5: 1.4, 3.5, 3.10, 4.5, 6.9, LS.4, LS.7, LS.10

BIO.4, BIO.8, BIO.9

Activity 6: 2.5, 3.1, 3.5, 3.6, 3.10, 4.1, 4.5, 6.9, 6.11,

LS.9, LS.12, BIO.8, BIO.9

Activity 7: 2.5, 2.8, 3.6, 6.11, LS.12, BIO.9

Activity 8: 1.4, 2.5, 3.6, 6.9, LS.4, LS.7, LS.8, LS.9,

LS.12, BIO.8, BIO.9

Activity 9: 1.1, 2.5, 3.6, 3.10, 4.5, 6.1, LS.4, LS.7,

LS.9, LS.12, LS.14, BIO.8, BIO.9

Activity 10: K.1, 1.1, 1.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.5,

6.1, 6.9, LS.5, LS.7, LS.8, LS.9,
LS.10, LS.14, BIO.1, BIO.8, BIO.9