TEACHING ALL VOLUMES SUBMIT WORK SEARCH TIEE
VOLUME 1: Table of Contents TEACHING ISSUES AND EXPERIMENTS IN ECOLOGY
Issues : Figure Sets

FIGURE SETS


These are published figures from peer-reviewed research journals and monographs that engage students in data analysis and critical thinking organized by teaching approach, Bloom's Taxonomy cognitive skills, and class size. The student-active approaches listed here are suggestions and examples; modify them as appropriate for your teaching.

Note that there are two Figure Sets concerning zebra mussels.

Figure Set and
Ecological Question

Student-Active Approach

Cognitive Skill

Class Size/Time

(1) Zebra Mussel Invasion (Mills et al. 1994) think-pair-share knowledge
interpretation
any/ intermediate
(2) Zebra Mussels in the Hudson River (Strayer et al. 1999) turn to your neighbor comprehension
anlysis
any/short
(3) Brown Tree Snakes and Bird Extinctions on the Island of Guam (Savidge 1987) guided class discussion knowledge
comprehension
application
synthesis
analysis
any/short
(4) Fire Ant Invasion and Control by a Parasitoid (Orr et al. 1995) paired think-aloud interpretation
application
any/
intermediate
(5) Gypsy Moth Invasion and Links to Outbreaks of Lyme Disease (Jones et al. 1998) jigsaw comprehension
intrepretation
synthesis
medium/long
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