Biological Diversity

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of biological diversity and how it occurs
• Show knowledge and understanding of why it is important to preserve biological diversity

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Biological Diversity

• Introduction
• What is Biological Diversity?
• How Does Diversity Occur?
• What is a Species?
• Adaptation and Natural Selection
• Adaptive Radiation
• Darwin's Finches
• Diversity of the Rainforest Ecosystem
• Evidence of Diversity
• Importance of Biological Diversity
• Threats to Biological Diversity
• Human Threats to Biological Diversity
• Preserving Biological Diversity
• What Can We Do?
• Summary

Activity - How Species Develop

• Students will use an application to explore how geographical isolation can ultimately result in the development of new species (speciation).