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The following science education standards for grades 9-12 apply to this unit: applicable national standards.
====The module can be used by you for direct teaching or by students for independent study. Interactive quizzes follow major sub-sections of the unit, and there are suggested class activities and a final assessment at the conclusion.====

====While much of the attention of this unit is focused on one threatened species, the students will be exposed to the dynamic combination of local, regional and global factors that affect the conservation of species, their habitat and their ecosystems. The Puritan tiger beetle is a gateway into this larger discussion of biodiversity.====

__**Education to action**__
====Equally important, the unit emphasizes opportunites to educate the student to action. Within the group activities, there are scenarios that strive to have the students identify opposing views of current conservation controversies, and consider their own role as individuals in actively preserving biodiversity. As you review the suggested answers, responses that promote student action are identified in red font .====

====At the end of the unit, there is an opportunity to work in teams, focusing on important threats to biodiversity. These exercises are presented in the form of case studies, and are launched from the Class Activities Page, which ties the specific study of the Puritan tiger beetle to global, regional and local challenges to biodiversity. The following provide assessment tools for these group exercises:====
 * ====Global Warming, and its impact in the Chesapeake Bay - suggested student responses,====
 * ====Invasive Species, presented in case studies from several regions around the world - expected answers,====
 * ====Habitat controversies debate: whose interests should be protected - grading rubric.====

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