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 Animation

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.

ecosystems services - chart

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]