Instructions

Class Period One

1) Before presenting the slide show, divide the class into four teams. Encourage teams to listen carefully to the information presented for a later activity that focuses on how plants and animals are adapted to life in the alpine/aeolian ecosystem. Show the “Living in the Extremes” slide show, reading the script that accompanies it.

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2) Hand out one copy of the Student Page “Alpine/Aeolian Challenges and Adaptations” and one set of Alpine/Aeolian Challenge and Adaptation Cards to each group.

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3) Allow student groups the remainder of the class to complete the activity outlined on the student page by matching the adaptations cards to the challenges.

Class Period Two

1) Take half a class period to discuss teams’ results from the previous day’s activity. Begin by asking one team to share the adaptations they matched to one of the challenges and explain their reasoning. Use the answer key to evaluate their responses, keeping in mind that logical reasoning may lead students to slightly different responses in some cases.

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2) Continue the discussion by asking other teams to discuss their responses to each challenge until all have been covered.