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Causal Patterns in Ecosystems Section 1: Understanding the Connectedness of Ecosystems Using Domino Causality Ecosystems > Section 1 |
Section 1: Understanding the Connectedness of Ecosystems Using Domino Causality
This section addresses students' tendency to focus on direct effects to the exclusion of indirect effects. It introduces domino causality to help students detect indirect effects of ecosystem events. It reveals that the transfer of energy in a food web is domino-like.
Section 1 Table of Contents
- Understanding Goals
- Background Information
- Lesson Plan: Exploring the Web of Life
- Reinforcement Activities
- Resources for Section 1
- Picture of Practice
- Web of Life Game
- Teacher Preparation
- Game Cards (PDF: 690 KB / 6 pages / 11" X 8½" landscape)
- A Forest Food Web
- Teacher Instructions
- A Forest Food Web (PDF: 515 KB / 1 page / 11" X 8½" landscape)
- What is Domino Causality? Sheet (PDF: 350 KB / 1 page / 8½" X 11")
- Food Web Connections Game (Reinforcement Activity)
- Teacher Preparation
- Directions (PDF: 99 KB / 2 pages / 8½" X 11")
- Game Cards (PDF: 935 KB / 3 pages / 8½" X 11")
- Interact! Cards (PDF: 248 KB / 3 pages / 8½" X 11")
- Endnotes for Section 1
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