Biodiversity
Our planet is home to an extraordinary variety of creatures who each play a role in maintaining the resilience of our world’s ecosystems. Explore biodiversity by analyzing WWF’s Living Planet Report, learning from a biodiversity scientist, and investigating the different methods that scientists use to monitor biodiversity in the wild.
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💡 Warm up
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Video
What is biodiversity?
Refresh your students’ knowledge of biodiversity with the short video.
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Publication
Publication: Living Planet Report 2022 (Youth Edition)
Give each student or small group a digital or paper copy of the Living Planet Youth Report.
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Classroom Presentation
Living Planet Report 2022
Use the presentation to support students as they interpret the report.
💻 Tech time
Recorded Livestream: Earth’s Report Card: The Status of Our Planet’s Biodiversity
Learn from WWF’s Chief Scientist Rebecca Shaw as she explains the state of biodiversity around the planet. Download the accompanying student resources linked in the video description for pre- and post-video questions.
▶️ Activities
STEM: Measuring Biodiversity: Tech Tactics
Challenge your learners’ STEM design skills as they research the various technologies that scientists use to study wildlife populations.
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