Instructional Materials
Ecology - LIFE320
Ecology - LIFE320
These are material that I developed for an undergraduate level Ecology class for majors at Colorado State University.
Sample Syllabus
Sample Syllabus
Course syllabus for LIFE320
Sample Lecture
Sample Lecture
Lecture slides on species interactions and biological control
Lesson Plan: Invasion Jigsaw
Lesson Plan: Invasion Jigsaw
Lesson plan on the socio-scientific issue of biological invasions, using a collaborative jigsaw activity with specialist and home groups.
Lesson Plan: Insect declines argumentation
Lesson Plan: Insect declines argumentation
A lesson that teaches scientific argumentation by analyzing a op-ed and a primary journal article on the same topic.
Reading to Learn Lectures and Assignments
Reading to Learn Lectures and Assignments
Three separate lectures that teach reading strategies, scientific argumentation, and how to read graphs and tables in scientific papers, while students read primary journal articles.