Mr. Furlan Sci.

Lab Exercises, Assignments, and Additional Supports.

Objective:

Today you will research different medicines and drugs that are commonly used today for health that are originally derived from plant sources. Yesterday we talked about biodiversity and the importance of keeping a wide variety of life in an ecosystem. Today we will look at how biodiversity has created plant life that is very helpful in everyday life.


Step 1: Locate and select one major plant and medicine source from this link:PFAF Medical Plants



World Wildlife Foundation

Research and Analysis of Endangered species. What makes environments diverse? The many species that make up one ecosystem! Today we are going to research specific species that are endangered causing an issue with biodiversity in the environment.




http://www.census.gov/dataviz/



Population Data can help people understand how the world works. Today you will be identifying five types of visual data and explaining what each is showing.