The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. ~Barry Commoner
Welcome to Ecology!In this course we will be examining the relationships of organisms to each other and their environments. This course is not comprehensive in that we will not be focusing on touching on a wide range of topics, but instead will go more in depth into fewer topics. During this course you will be asked to GO OUTSIDE! Ecology is best served in the freedom of the outdoors. We will take time to really hone our observation skills and will largely focus on increasing our abilities to see connections between living organisms, their environments, and the impacts of humans.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. ~Charles Darwin
Winter Ecology NotebookWinter is often perceived as lifeless, asleep, and barren, but if you learn to look close enough the tiny subtleties of life appear! This project tasks students with examining the ins and outs of the winter season. We will look closely at why winter occurs, the impacts it has on our environments, and the many ways different organisms survive, and even thrive, throughout it. Much of our study will be place based, meaning we will give our best effort to examine how winter functions in Southwest Colorado. The end result will be a collective of each student's observations, experiments/data collection, and research.
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The most effective way to do it is to do it.
~Amelia Earhart
Place-Based Action ProjectLearning ecology is fun an all, but what's the point if we don't do anything about it? In this unit we will focus on the current ecological, environmental, and climate happenings of Southwest Colorado. After building our knowledge base we will each seek out to design, implement, and complete action projects, of our choosing, that have a positive impact on our local environment and community.
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