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=The Puritan Tiger Beetle (//Cicindela puritana//) = 



A guide for navigating through the online unit: for students.

For teachers only: lesson plan, grading rubrics, and correlation to national science standards.

Main Outline:

 * The Puritan tiger beetle (//Cicindela puritana//) is threatened with extinction. The number of populations has declined rapidly in the last century as a result of interactions with humans. For an introduction to the species click here: Puritan tiger beetle overview.


 * //C. puritana// exists in only two places in the world: along the sandy banks of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts and Connecticut; and in two portions of the high, sandy cliffs surrounding the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Click here to see the remaining distributions: Remaining distribution.


 * To protect the beetle from the threat of extinction, a plan was created to protect the Puritan tiger beetle. To see how the planners hoped to stop the beetles' decline toward extinction click: Plan to save the Puritan tiger beetle.


 * To see if the recovery plan is succeeding, and habitat is being maintained click here: See if the Puritan tiger beetle's battle against extinction is succeeding.


 * After your teacher assigns you to a team, you will have an opportunity to review several important concepts that impact biodiversity and the Puritan tiger beetle. To review conservation and biodiversity concepts click here: Additional Activities.


 * Now its time for you to respond individually. Conclude the unit by testing what you have learned, and express your opinions concerning the issues that affect the Puritan tiger beetle: Your turn to interact individually and conclude the unit.


 * You can access the source material here: References.