Population Ecology Stations and Practice 8/15 - 8/23

Population Ecology: Self-Paced Stations

You are required to complete a minimum of FIVE activities in total, with a minimum category requirement of ONE learning activity, TWO practice activities, and ONE extension activity

These activities may be done individually or with a partner or group. Some activities will require a larger group of students and are specified as such. You will not need to turn in these learning activities, but your teacher may implement short checks for understanding based on your activity selection. The practice quiz following these activities may be taken after any of the introductory activities have been completed. You may retake the practice quiz multiple times throughout your learning.  

Introductory Learning Activities

Online Population Ecology:  

• Student Learning Guide
• Key Attributes of Populations
• Understanding Population Growth

Population Growth Rate Videos:

• Exponential vs Logistic Growth (10:56)
• R-Selected and K-Selected Species (7:07)

Khan Academy Exponential & Logistic Growth

Populations Readings:

• Population Demography
• Life Histories
• Environmental Limits to Population Growth
• Population Dynamics & Regulation
• Human Population Growth

Intermediate - Applications and Practice

Population Vocabulary Puzzles 

• Ask your teacher for this resource
• Check your finished puzzles with the answer keys

Population Ecology Activity: Rabbits and Resources

• requires a group of at least 12

Population Ecology: Causes of Environmental Damage

Population Data Analysis and Food Web Review

Population Problems #1

Population Growth Rate Example Problems with Answer Key

Population Problem Sheet with Answers

Extension Activities

Bio Bay Game - Form a group of 5-7 and ask your teacher for the game and student sheets. 

Lionfish Invasion Case Studies

Lionfish Invasion Interactive and Student Sheet

Population Estimation: Capture & Release Lab - ask your teacher for materials

• Instructions
• Student Data Sheet

Population Problems Practice

Just practice! The last ~1/3 of the questions are very challenging. If you check your answers and it's a rounding error, don't worry about it - you got the idea!