EXPLORING BIODIVERSITY: A Guide for Educators Around the World

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Talk again about the threats that your group discussed
in Round 2 of the game and ask students
to think of ways we can help reduce them. Some
ideas are listed below.
In yards or on farms:
• Plant native plants and trees so that the land is
more like wild animals’ habitat
• Reduce the use of pesticides so that birds,
insects, and other species can use habitats without
the threat of being poisoned.
Around the school and other buildings:
• Convert part of your schoolyard or town park
to a wildlife habitat.
FINISHING UP
Have the students write an interview between a
journalist for BioTimes magazine (or some other
title they come up with) and an animal or plant
whose habitat has gotten smaller and smaller
because of development. The interview could
include questions such as these: So, why are you
leaving home? Where do you think your travels
will take you? What are your special habitat
needs? How could people have reduced the
damage this development has caused? Afterward,
students can share their interviews by taking
turns playing the roles of journalists and species
being interviewed.
• Put up boxes that birds can use for nesting.
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