Mrs. Mazzuca's Honors Biology Blog will
- create an interactive learning environment where students can learn, reflect and grow.
- extend scientific understanding and allow students to create connections between topics we have covered in class and the real world.
- develop a community of learners connecting with other classes and the scientific community.
- allow students to read and critique each others' posts.
- establish a unique space to grow as biology students through questioning, analyzing and reflecting.
Already this year we have created a group Google Doc for a scientific method inquiry lab using beetles. In the second unit of the year,Ecology, I am going to have my students begin to use this blog as a discussion board. I can't wait!
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I think this is a great idea, your students are going to love this and appreciate how you are helping them become a 21st century learner
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ReplyDeleteGlobal warming does affect forest fires. For starters, if a organism has evolved to live in a certain environment then when that environment changes, the organism will either adapt or die. when the organism dies, it becomes very flammable material, allowing the fire to grow bigger and stronger. The forest fires have both pros and cons. The pros include: The reduction of disease and insects in woodland areas, and the removal of dead organisms. However the cons are: the aesthetic destruction caused, as well as the death of many organisms such as plants and animals. Which brings me to the Relation between Ecology and forest fires. If a forest fire occurs and a species in that region dies out. then the food chain of that area will be broken. The animals prey will reproduce rapidly, increasing their population drasticaly, and the creatures predator will have to find a new source of food. which will completely alter the natural order in the earlier mentioned area.
ReplyDeleteDo you think global warming has anything to do with increased number of forest fires?
ReplyDeleteGlobal warming may have any effect on increased forest fires, but not as much as others may think. Like everyone else has said, global warming drys out the land and plants into extremely flammable material. But is not the only cause, if anything, just as many giant fires start from irresponsible people. Also Lightning is about 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, so even when it hits a healthy green tree it will start to burn it.
What are both the pros and cons of forest fires?
Cons: Usually large and dangerous to any near by animals and/or humans, the smoke generated can also harm animals, large fires generate their own winds making them even more unpredictable, and believe or not fires are really, really hot.
Pros:Clears out any possible sickness the trees and plants, opens up dormant seeds to help them start to grow, and clears a path for those new plants to grow,lastly fires can right the balance of populations of different species.
How do forest forest fires relate to ecology?
Forest fires are a natural occurrence (most of the time) and also is an abiotic factor in an enviroment