Interdependence and Interactions

Bears: The Story of Duke

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	communicating ideas expressing a point of view
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	Plant poaching is also on the rise. Poaching contributes to the extinction of species.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	Plant and animal species are dependent on one another and their natural surroundings. Nothing exists in isolation. Neighbours and neighbouring habitats have an influence on each other. Regardless of what artificial boundaries are established there will be movement into and out of these boundaries, which may result in conflicts.
To enhance this resource the following changes are strongly recommended:	Include an action component where students can contribute to the community. Include some outdoor activities such as a field trip to a national or provincial park. Provide some assessment tools such as rubrics. Include some skill teaching for students to support effective action. Involve guest speakers.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Include some modifications for diverse learners.

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good	The resource allows students to take part in the role-playing of a mother bear, a Duke bear, a warden, a researcher, and a reporter. Using a series of questions, students are interviewed by the reporter. Students share their perspectives on life as a bear living in the park.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	The resource draws attention to the social, economic and environmental consequences of human activity.
Respects Complexity	Good	Students are ask to play and consider several different roles in order to find a good solution to a problem.
Action Experience	Poor/Not considered	The resource stops short of providing an action component or suggesting extension activities for student engagement. Actions to consider might include having the students send out their newspaper articles to raise awareness of threats to bears and other animals in the park.
Action Skills	Poor/Not considered
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Poor/Not considered
Personal Affinity with Earth	Satisfactory	The resource encourages an affinity with the bears of Riding Mountain park.
Locally-Focused	Satisfactory
Past, Present & Future	Good

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Good	The activities encourage students to share their ideas and personal opinions. Students are not steered toward one right answer
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Satisfactory	Science Language Arts
Discovery Learning	Good	Students are provided with intriguing questions that encourage reflection and solutions.
Values Clarification	Good	The resource addresses attitudes and values. Students are given the opportunity to identify what they feel is most important to them about bears and how they feel about poaching.
Differentiated Instruction	Satisfactory
Experiential Learning	Satisfactory
Cooperative Learning	Good	Students participate in a group role-playing activity. They each take a turn at playing the different roles, mother bear, Duke bear, warden, reporter and researcher.
Assessment & Evaluation	Satisfactory	Assessment suggestions only are provided.
Peer Teaching	Good	Students share their ideas and knowledge through the diffferent roles they play.
Case Studies	Very Good	This lesson features an engaging story about one of Riding Mountain National Park’s most famous black bears. It incorporates real research data and maps from Riding Mountain National Park of Canada.
Locus of Control	Good	This is one of three lessons that focus on the concepts regarding interdependence and interactions. The teacher could expand learning through the other two lesson plans: "Deer Meadow Wolf" and "Wolf Research".

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