Thank you Zoe. Always appreciate your quick answers and all of the wonderful resources you and Laura provide us with on the site!
Topic 8: Human Populations and Urban SystemsHey Naomi - sorry it's taken me a while to think about this - as your query relates to 2.1.3 - you could ask something like this a. Identify the genus of the native species mentioned in Figure 9(a) that competes with the round goby but it wouldn't...
HL version of November 2019 Paper 1Hi Rebecca, which question are you referring to? From the guide: Content: A niche describes the particular set of abiotic and biotic conditions and resources upon which an organism or a population depends.Guidance: An ecological niche is...
2.1: Barnacle competitionHere's some examples. I wouldn't worry too much about the RQ as you start but let it develop as the research continues. Each time I meet a student, I'll ask them what is their research question then ask if they are still happy with it. Only the first...
Extended Essay - final in Nov26Hi Jennifer, We did an intro to populations first, watching Hans Rosling and answering the practice demographics questions. I then set them free on the self-study pages and told them how many lessons they had for each. They came to class but worked...
Topic 8: Human Populations and Urban SystemsHi Zoe,I seem to remember reading somewhere on the site that your students worked through chapter 8 as a self-study. Are you willing to share more about how your organized that?Best,Jennifer
Topic 8: Human Populations and Urban SystemsThanks Zoe... yes, the topic really threw me as well and it doesn't help that I really feel very lost with regards to what exactly makes a good ESS EE RQ.
Extended Essay - final in Nov26Hi Lisa, I'm not sure I would know where to start with that topic. They need something more focused. What is interesting about Argentina? What's making them curious? ESS can't be combined with another subject so it has to have an environmental core.
Extended Essay - final in Nov26According to the course guide, isn't an ecological niche "the role of a species in an ecosystem"? (relating to the quiz question)
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Rebecca
I was referring to the MCQ where it asks: "An ecological niche is". I've been really stuck on interpreting the guidance because to me it reads like a definition of a niche (the particular set of abiotic and biotic conditions and resources upon...
2.1: Barnacle competition