Nutrient Cycles in Ecosystems – Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RBHfjZsUQ?rel=0]
Whale Decomposition: Learn more about how marine ecosystems recycle nutrients
Carbon Cycle – animated Step Through
Carbon Cycle – Tutorial (BC Science 10)
NITROGEN CYCLE
Nitrogen Cycle Video with “Make Me A Genius”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTviZlQ0GUQ?rel=0]
Nitrogen Cycle Tutorial
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4rppYVkQFk?rel=0]
Nitrogen Cycle – Tutorial (BC Science 10)
PHOSPHOROUS CYCLE
Phosphorous Cycle – Tutorial (BC Science 10)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWw-jK7XpCo?rel=0]
Bioaccumulation
Persistant Organic Pollutants
Heavy Metals
Lead:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ERfPN5JLX8]
Mercury Accumulation – swf
earn more about the theory of Natural Selection
Learn more about how evolution shaped the Galapogos Finches
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luAcm3zwxe0?rel=0]
Learn more about the Garry Oak ecosystem that is managed by controlled burns – TEK maintains the relationship with the land.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HJieBSy-Y?rel=0]
Learn More about the Mount St helen’s ecosystem
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RsMyVavT2Q?rel=0]
Learn more about how construction changes landscapes
Aliens Among Us – Recent Plant and Animal Arrivals
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wisdom (TEK/TEKW)
GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST – IBA
Learn more about how the “Great Bear Rainforest” was changed into a protected region.
GETTING READY 1: VOCABULARY BUILDERS: TEK QUIZLET
Getting Ready 2: Legal Landmarks in BC Aboriginal Law: Learn more about how TEK and the duty to consult is part of the development process of natural resources in Canada.
GETTING READY 3: NECESSARY BACKGROUND INFORMATION: COMPLETE “LAND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL (ACTIVITY 3-2A)” HOW TO MAINTAIN A WETLAND ECOSYSTEM?
In this activity students learn how to maintain a wetland ecosystem by developing a proposal from the point of view of 7 stakeholder groups (conservationists, farmers, business people, real-estate developers etc).
GETTING READY 4: COMPLETE THE VIDEO RESPONSE SHEET FOR THE GARRY OAK PRESERVE
Video: Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HJieBSy-Y?rel=0]
ACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Cedar Tree of Life – How is Cedar classified and used by Indigenous People
Bark Pulling: Cowichan Coast Salish Harvester (8:06 min – 13:02 min).
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95rPwCDHOCE?rel=0]Video: SFU Team Survey an ancient clam garden
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWvkmcsXhtQ?rel=0]
Video: Royal Roads University Students along with Parks Canada Scientists investigate the productivity of Clam Garden ecosystems.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdFUXlO1gjg?rel=0]