What Lives Where & Why? Understanding Biodiversity through Geospatial Exploration

• Published in: The American Biology Teacher
• Main Authors: Nancy M. Trautmann, James G. Makinster, Michael Batek
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: National Association of Biology Teachers 2013
• Subjects: Bird Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.4

Using an interactive map-based PDF, students learn key concepts related to biodiversity while developing data-analysis and critical-thinking skills. The Bird Island lesson provides students with experience in translating geospatial data into bar graphs, then interpreting these graphs to compare biod...