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Learning Outcomes
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the end of this activity, learners will:
Examine the effects of environmental disturbances
Predict stages of succession in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Curriculum Connections
Alberta Grade 7 Science: Interactions and Ecosystems
STS 3 Monitor a local environment, and assess the impacts of environmental factors on the growth, health and reproduction of organisms in that environment; investigate a variety of habitats, and describe and interpret distribution patterns of living things found in those habitats; identify signs of ecological succession in local ecosystems (e.g., emergence of fireweed in recently cut forest areas, replacement of poplar by spruce in maturing forests, reestablishment of native plants on unused farmland)
STS 4 Describe the relationships among knowledge, decisions and actions in maintaining life-supporting environments; analyze a local environmental issue or problem based on evidence
