CJS
Transcript of CJS
Concrete Jungle:
Urban Ecology OnlineJessica Ebel& Trudy Pachón
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Welcome to Concrete Jungle
Congratulations!The people of San Diego have elected you for Mayor.
The most recent polls show that the citizens are seriously concerned about the environment.According to surveys, the most important issues are:
•global warming
• endangered species
• overpopulation
• clean energy
• soil and agriculture
• water pollution
• planning for the future
The voters think you have what it takes to make San Diego the greenest city in America. You might be wondering how you’ll learn to make wise decisions about the environment. Well, this program is designed to train you for your new job. Throughout your training you will be able to rely on your advisors and other tools to help you build a cleaner, brighter San Diego.
One more thing! If you are successful at cleaning up San Diego, the President of the United States will allow you to design and build your very own Eco-Friendly city! GOOD LUCK!
Create Your Character
Let’s Get Started!First, you need to create your own avatar. Follow the steps in the tutorial to modify your look!
Your Advisors
Here to Help!These professionals are here to assist you during each of your ecological missions.
Gertie Flanders will be your secretary. She has worked in the Mayor’s Office for over 15 years.
Dr. Juliana de Fleurknows all about air. She is head of the Atmosphere Administration .
Mungo MacGregor is a world famous Scottish explorer and naturalist. He conducts many studies in the Life Sciences Laboratory.
Professor Filbert Finestein is the leading scientist at the Energy Agency.
Dr. Jen Miyuki is a “people person”. She’s in charge of everything over at Population Management.
Russell Lum is an expert on dirt. You can find him at Soil and Agriculture Services.
Dr. Mandira Kapoor, a brilliant Indian chemist, works at the Water Control Center.
Dr. Cleo Jones will help you design your city of the future. Find her at the HQ for Future Development.
How To Play: Tools and ResourcesNavigation Bar: Click on any building.
Checklist: Click the ▼ to see which missions you have
completed.
ECOPOINTS: You will receive points for every mission
you successfully complete. Later, you will be able to use
these points when you build your own city!
Ask Your Advisor: Click on the character to search for
answers to your questions or get helpful reminders and
advice.
Textbook: Use this tool to research topics by chapter or alphabetically. There‟s also a
place to practice vocabulary with flashcards and games.
Notebook: This is where you will take notes
during labs and activities..
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MISSION CHECKLIST▼PretestThis slide represents the pretest. It will be useful later when comparing pretest and
posttest scores for evaluation purposes.
The test will be GRE style, adjusting questions to determine overall level. This way,
the students will not become discouraged if they are unable to answer the more
difficult questions.
NavigationAfter completing the pretest, the students will work through the “Mayor‟s Office”
modules, which provide an overview and help them become familiar with the
program‟s features. Then, the students will learn about biogeochemical cycles, air
pollution, and climate change by completing the “Atmosphere Administration”
lessons.
Our PrototypeFor our prototype, we focused on lessons three and four from the “Life Sciences
Laboratory” section. The students will have already finished lessons one and two
from this unit, so we will presume that they now understand energy flow and how to
classify groups of animals. For our prototype, we developed the “Owl Investigation”
and “Food Chain” activities.
Ready? Let’s start by finding out what you
already know…
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Life Sciences Lab
Dear Mayor,
Hullo there! Welcome to mah laboratory! As ye
know, mah name‟s MungoMacGregor. Ah‟ll be
yore tour guide for this liddle section.
Durin‟ the Life Sciences Unit, you‟ll learn all there
is tae know aboot nature. We‟ll start wi‟ energy
an‟ then you‟ll learn aboot ecosystems. Then,
you‟ll get to study some wee, bonny birdies for a
bit. An‟ have ye no‟ ever wondered how all the
creatures in yore area survive? Och, „tis
allusinterestin‟ to learn about food chains and
webs!
Finally, Ah‟ll take ye aroond San Diego to explore
some of the amazin‟ biomes in yore own
backyarrrd! It‟s gonna be grrreat, Ah tell ye!
It‟ll be a challenge, but dinna worry mah fair lads
an‟ lassies! Ah‟mgonna be right there to help ye if
ye have any questions. Best o‟ luck to ye!
~Mungo
Owl Investigation
This morning, some visitors to San Diego captured this incredible footage.
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Dear Mayor,
We caught this on film
while visiting San Diego. We hope
you can tell us more about what we
saw. We are very worried about this
owlet and want to know if he might
be sick. Perhaps you can help us to
learn more!
Sincerely,
The Australian Tourists
Your job is to dissect this disgustin’ owl vomit
in order to:
1) identify exactly what this little owl ate
2) determine whether this owl is sick
3) make some inferences about the
nature of the community in which the
owl lives
4) understand what scientists can learn
from dissecting owl pellets
Owl Investigation
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MISSION CHECKLIST▼
Tools
Owl InvestigationFollow the steps to complete the owl pellet dissection.
After that, ye‟ll use a chart to identify what ye discovered!
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THE STEPS
1. Put your lab gloves on.
2. Use the ruler and scales to
measure your owl pellet.
3. Write down some observations
about your owl pellet on pages
27 and 28 of your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
1. Put on your lab gloves.
2. Use the ruler and scales to
measure your owl pellet.
3. Write down some observations
about your owl pellet on page
27 of your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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MISSION CHECKLIST▼
THE STEPS
1. Put on your lab gloves.
2. Use the ruler and scales to
measure your owl pellet.
3. Write down some observations
about your owl pellet on page
27 of your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,000
MISSION CHECKLIST▼
THE STEPS
1. Put on your lab gloves.
2. Use the ruler and scales to
measure your owl pellet.
3. Write down some observations
about your owl pellet on page
27 of your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
4. Carefully use the dissection probe
and tweezers to gently
separate the bones from the
soft bits and fur.
5. You can use the magnifying glass
to zoom in for a closer look.
6. As you remove the bones, place
them in the bowl of bleach
water.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
4. Carefully use the dissection probe
and tweezers to gently
separate the bones from the
soft bits and fur.
5. You can use the magnifying glass
to zoom in for a closer look.
6. As you remove the bones, place
them in the bowl of bleach
water.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,600
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THE STEPS
7. Gently remove each bone from
the bowl of water.
8. Sort the bones into piles.
9. Count the number of skulls and
record that in “actual # of
skulls” column on page 28 of
your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
7. Gently remove each bone from
the bowl of water.
8. Sort the bones into piles.
9. Count the number of skulls and
record that in “actual # of
skulls” column on page 28 of
your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
7. Gently remove each bone from
the bowl of water.
8. Sort the bones into piles.
9. Count the number of skulls and
record that in “actual # of
skulls” column on page 28 of
your notebook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,700
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THE STEPS
10. Study the Skull Identification
Key on Page 29 of your
notebook.
11 Use the Dissection Microscope to
look closely at each skull.
12. The Bone Charts in your
textbook can also help you to
determine the species of each
skull.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
10. Study the Skull Identification
Key on Page 29 of your
notebook.
11 Use the Dissection Microscope to
look closely at each skull.
12. The Bone Charts in your
textbook can also help you to
determine the species of each
skull.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,700
MISSION CHECKLIST▼
THE STEPS
10. Study the Skull Identification
Key on Page 29 of your
notebook.
11. Use the Dissection Microscope
to look closely at each skull.
12. The Bone Charts in your
textbook can also help you to
determine the species of each
skull.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,000
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THE STEPS
10. Study the Skull Identification
Key on Page 29 of your
notebook.
11 Use the Dissection Microscope to
look closely at each skull.
12. The Bone Charts in your
textbook can also help you to
determine the species of each
skull.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,700
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THE STEPS
13. Record the number of
skulls in the chart on page
28 of your notebook.
14. Answer the analysis
questions on page 30. If
you need help, search for
“owl” in your textbook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,000
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THE STEPS
13. Record the number of
skulls in the chart on page
28 of your notebook.
14. Answer the analysis
questions on page 30. If
you need help, search for
“owl” in your textbook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
13. Record the number of
skulls in the chart on page
28 of your notebook.
14. Answer the analysis
questions on page 30. If
you need help, search for
“owl” in your textbook.
Tools
2. Why do you think owls need to
regurgitate owl pellets?
A.They have small stomachs.
B. They get sick easily.
C. They can‟t digest bones and fur.
D. They are being poisoned by pesticides.
E. They need to make room for another meal.
F. Both C and E.
2. Why do you think owls need to
regurgitate owl pellets?
A.They have small stomachs.
B. They get sick easily.
C. They can‟t digest bones and fur.
D. They are being poisoned by pesticides.
E. They need to make room for another meal.
F. Both C and E.
2. Why do you think owls need to
regurgitate owl pellets?
A.They have small stomachs.
B. They get sick easily.
C. They can‟t digest bones and fur.
D. They are being poisoned by pesticides.
E. They need to make room for another meal.
F. Both C and E.
2. Why do you think owls need to
regurgitate owl pellets?
A.They have small stomachs.
B. They get sick easily.
C. They can‟t digest bones and fur.
D. They are being poisoned by pesticides.
E. They need to make room for another meal.
F. Both C and E.
Owl Investigation
ECOPOINTS: 17,000
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THE STEPS
13. Record the number of
skulls in the chart on page
28 of your notebook.
14. Answer the analysis
questions on page 30. If
you need help, search for
“owl” in your textbook.
Tools
Owl Investigation
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THE STEPS
13. CHALLENGE ACTIVITY for
BONUS POINTS: Choose one
skull. Assemble the rest of the
skeleton using the bone sorting
charts.
No, thanks!
Tools
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Life Sciences Lab
Congratulations, Mayor!
Ye‟ve completed the Owl Investigation and earned
a thoosand points feryerself! „An on top o‟ that,
you‟ve also won five hundred more points for
completing the challenge activity! I knew ye could
do it!
Now, you shouldnae forget what ye‟ve learned
because ye‟ll surely need it for the next lesson on
Food Chains. Ah must be off to the jungles of
Africa, but mah good friends Diana Torres and Dr.
Marcel Garcia are excellent field biologists. Ye‟ll
have tae meet them at the Natural History
Museum, and then they‟ll take ye out intae the
wilderness!
Och, I almost forgot! As another reward for
yerharrd work, the citizens of San Diego have
given ye this liddle beauty! It‟s a solar-powered
personal helicopter. Go „head and give it a whirl!
~Mungo
Thank You!
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Dear Mayor,
Thanks for doing all you can to learn
about our beloved owls of San
Diego! We just know that when the
time comes, you‟ll be ready to make
the best decisions for us and our
precious wildlife. Good luck on your
next mission!
Your adoring,
Citizens
Now you’ll have to fly your new ride from your downtown
office to the Museum of Natural History in Balboa Park for
your next mission!
The next set of images
would simulate the
helicopter flight from
downtown San Diego to
Balboa Park.
Urban Food Chains
By the end of this lesson you
should be able to:
1. Identify the main habitats in San Diego.
2. Identify urban, riparian and chaparral
creatures from San Diego.
3. Create a simple food chain.
4. Predict what will happen when a
creature is removed from a food chain.
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Directions
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Dr. Marcel Garcia will
take it from here. He is
very knowledgeable
about San Diego ecology.
To complete this lesson:
1. Use your notebook to take notes.
2. Click to learn about each local organism. Click
on hotspots to learn more.
3. Review energy flow in a food chain and make
sure you know each organism’s role in the food
chain.
4. Click to learn vocabulary words you don’t know.
5. Review previous lessons if you need to. These
cover some of the material we will go over
here:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.11
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Hi! I‟m Dr. Marcel Garcia. I work
here at the Museum of Natural
History. I‟m going to take you to
a couple of spots here in San
Diego where we can learn about
food chains.
First we‟ll look around right here
in our city, then we‟ll go to the
San Diego River to explore
riparian habitats. Finally, we‟ll
explore Rose canyon here in
San Diego covered in chaparral
habitat.
Let‟s look at some San Diego Habitats
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Riparian- Areas surrounding the
creeks and rivers
here in San Diego. Think: water
City/Urban-Areas that are dominated by
humans. San Diego is special because of
the canyons. Even urban areas have
native wildlife!
Chaparral /Sage scrub- The plants
and animals you see around the
canyons here in San Diego.
Now it‟s your turn
Drag habitat type to its picture.
Urban
Riparian
ChaparralBack
Now it‟s your turn
Drag habitat type to its picture.
Urban
Riparian
Chaparral
Good Job! You know
your San Diego
habitats!
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Native vs. Non-nativeYou will need to know what native and non-native species
are.
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Native Species-Naturally lives in and evolved in San Diego.
Wasn‟t brought in by humans.
Non-Native-Does not naturally live in San
Diego. Was brought in by humans.
Non-Native species can have big effects on
ecosystems. They take space, use
resources and/or pollute environments to
the point that native species can‟t live there
anymore.
Urban Ecosystems
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Let‟s go to Paradise Hills here in San
Diego to look at some of the plants and
animals that live in the urban
environment! Look at each plant and
animal on your own.
Welcome to
Paradise!
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American Crow
The American Crow is found
throughout San Diego.
• Native Species
• Extremely intelligent
• Gets energy from plants,
scavenges, and hunts small
mammals and insects
• Can remember where food is and
strategically hunt
• Very social birds (and loud!)
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Black Mustard
Black Mustard is found throughout
San Diego County.
• Non-Native Species
• Rapidly spreads, chokes out
native plants
• Mustard seeds were used to
make mustard
• Has become an important base
of many food chains
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House Mouse
There are many species of mice in San Diego. Many are native, but the most common in homes is the House Mouse. House mice are found throughout San Diego County in populated areas and in homes.
• Non-Native Species
• Gets energy from human trash, plants and hunts insects and spiders
• Natural enemy of the Black Widow!
• Click here to see all the species of mice here in San Diego
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Species of mice found
in San Diego.
List provided by San
Diego Natural History
Museum.
Note: This does not
include Pocket Mice (17
more species!)
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Coyote
Coyotes are amazingly adaptable animals. Found throughout San Diego, they have found ways to co-exist well with humans.
• Native Species
• Gets energy from hunting individually, or in pairs
• Favorite food sources are rabbit, snakes, other small reptiles and rodents
• Intelligent, social mammals
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California Sunflower
California sunflower is a lovely plant which grows throughout San Diego County.
• Native Species
• Part of the chaparralcommunity
• Flowers once yearly
• Seeds eaten by many rodents in the ecosystem
• Leaves eaten by insects
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Brush Rabbit
The California Brush Rabbit is abundant in San Diego county.
•Native Species
•Gets energy from plants in the chaparral
• One to seven young are born per litter, reproduces fast!
•The brush rabbit is a type of cottontail rabbit
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California Buckwheat
California buckwheat is found throughout San Diego and is found in canyons as well as in urban areas
• Native Species
• Native Americans used as a grain
• Blooms once yearly
• Tolerates extremely low water conditions
• Seeds and and flowers support a wide variety of animals
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Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are common in San Diego
• Native Species
• Many species of grasshoppers
• Eat green parts of plants
• Can become problematic when populations increase
• Can be a food source for lizards, spiders, snakes, mice, birds and other animals
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Black Widow
The Black Widow spider is a common arachnid which lives throughout San Diego, often in people‟s yards and garages.
• Native Species
• Preys on insects
• Most venomous spider in North America, but deaths are rare
• Injects very little venom
• Very shy animals
• Spin webs that lack shape and form. Webs look erratic in appearance.
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Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are very common in San Diego
• Native Species
• Coexist well with humans
• 12 species in San Diego
• . Feeds on nectar from flowers
• Preys on insects and spiders as well
• Can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings up to 90 times per second
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Cockroaches
Cockroaches are common throughout San Diego county in inhabited areas. They are not often found without humans.
• Non-Native Species
• Eat human trash, food droppings, pantry foods
• Coexist with humans
• 3 species are most common
• American, Oriental, German
• German cockroaches are most common in homes in San Diego.
• Click here to see each type of roach
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Good Job, you showed how energy flows in the food
chain!
Show How Energy Flows in a Food ChainDrag and drop your energy sources to the correct position. Click here to review food chains.
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Show How Energy Flows in a Food ChainDrag and drop your energy sources to the correct position. Click here to review food chains.
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Ooops! Remember
what you learned
about how energy
flows in a food chain!
Try again
What would happen if you removed one link
from the chain?
Let‟s remove the coyote.The mouse population explodes
because there are no coyotes.
The black widow population decreases due to mouse
overpopulation.
With the spiders gone the grasshopper population
expands.
The uncontrolled grasshopper population
devastates the plants.
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Now it‟s your turn. What will happen when you remove
the mouse?
A. The black widow population will go down.
B. The coyote population will go up.
C. The grasshopper population will go down.
D. The sunflower population will go up.
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That‟s right! With the
mice gone, the spider
population will grow and
the grasshoppers will
decrease!
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Click on the Chapparal/Sage scrub
organism
Sage
Broom bacchus
Owl
Coyote
Mouse
Ground squirrel
California Sagebrush
Cooper‟s Hawk
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Click on the Riparian
organismCottonwood Tree
Mulefat
Raven
Coyote
Mule deer
Bee fly
Willow
Benthic insects
Dragonfly
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Vocabulary
Food chain
Urban
Riparian
Chaparral
Native species
Non-native species
Arachnid
Coexist
Exotic species
Habitats
Inhabited
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