I ran my first module of the year with the Environmental Science students today. They were starting a new section on endangered species. This module served to introduce them to some general aspects and terminology of endangered species, and give them hands-on experience in some of the methods used to estimate population sizes.
Objectives:
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Introduce students to
the topic of endangered species: basic terminology and issues.
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Encourage students to
think about algorithms and demonstrate how they can be used to solve problems; how
Excel can be used to enter, manage, and analyze data.
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Experiment with three methods for estimating
population size.
