PEOPLE & EARTH’S ECOSYSTEM
[For BPA Students]
Activity PQ #1 (30 points): Discovery/Enquiry Based Learning Process
1. What makes humans different from other species?
2. What I know about Ecological Footprint (EF)?
Activity PQ #2 (90 points): Discuss why you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
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humans are superior to other forms of life;
all forms of life have an inherent right to exist;
nature has an almost unlimited storehouse of resources for human use;
technology can solve our environmental problems;
I do not believe I have any obligation to future generations; and
I do not believe I have any obligation to other forms of life.
Activity P-TH #1 (200 points): Draw connection on the following topics and justify your answers.
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How living things interact to each other in order to survive?
How long can humans live?
What is some of the science about how aging occurs and how can we slow it down?
Who wants to live forever anyway?
Activity P-TH #2 (250 points): Constructive-Response Type of Learning Process
Problem:
An ecologist studying a temperate deciduous forest ecosystem observes that a species of mushroom is
distributed unevenly in the ecosystem. There are clusters of the mushroom species in some locations,
while other nearby areas has few or no mushrooms.
1. Identify an abiotic (physical) factor in a temperate deciduous forest ecosystem that is likely to
have a significant effect on the mushroom species; and
2. Describe how this abiotic factor is likely to affect the mushroom species and would explain its
uneven distribution in this ecosystem.
Your responses/answers will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Purpose: The extent to which the response fulfils the purpose of this assignment.
Application of Content Knowledge and Skills: The extent to which the response accurately and
effectively applies content knowledge and skills in relation to the framework objectives of this
assignment.
Supporting Evidence: The extent to which the response includes appropriate, specific supporting
evidence of content knowledge and skills in relation to relevant framework objectives of the
assignment.
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