Este trabajo corresponde a la primera tarea del curso Advanced Instructional Strategies in the Virtual Classroom tomado a través de www.Coursera.org de Enero a Marzo de 2014

1. Learning
Objects
Virtual Instructor: Mrs. Alma Leticia Guerrero
February/2014
MODULE
2
§ Diversity
of
Ecosystems
and
Protected
Natural
Areas
in
Mexico.
§ Matter
and
Energy
Flow.
§ Biogeochemical
Cycles.
Student’s
performance
at
the
end
of
the
module.
§ Recognizes
the
diversity
in
acuatic
and
terrestrial
ecosystems
and
the
protected
natural
areas
in
Mexico.
§ Explains
the
importance
of
the
lithosphere,
hydrosphere
and
atmosphere
for
the
development
of
life
on
the
planet.
§ Understands
the
energetic
transfer
between
trophic
levels.
§ Runs
feasible
and
appropriate
actions
that
provide
solutions
to
an
environmental
problem
of
his/her
choice.

2. PROJECT 1.- Knowing the Diversity of Ecosystems in
Mexico.
SUBJECT: Ecology.
GRADED LEVEL: 12th (17 years old)
CLASS: 6th C.
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AIM
Research and present information about all the ecosystems in Mexico,
taking into consideration that it is one of the 12 called megadiverse
countries in the world.
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
Mexico is one of the 12 megadiverse countries in the world because of its
big biological diversity. Brazil, China, India, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,
Madagascar, Indonesia, Congo, Australia, Malaysia and Mexico all together
have between 60-70% of all the biodiversity in the world. The huge diversity
in our country obeys mainly to the complex topography it has.
This project will allow students to know and understand the different
ecosystems that integrate the Mexican Biodiversity.
The research will be held by teams of four students, all of them will share
information they find from different resources and discuss each other to get
an only one conclusion.
The work will be presented online through a mind map by using the learning
tool called popplet, this application allows students to share information,
think and learn visually. It is very important to add images which can
describe in a better way the main characteristics of an ecosystem, such as:
geographical location, climate, fauna, flora and others.

3. GUIDELINES:
v The teams will be integrated by four students.
v To work on their projects, the communication between the partners will be
through a closed group that the instructor will create in advance.
v It’s very important to design the leader of the group in order to maintain
communication with the instructor to clarify doubts or make suggestions.
v The submission deadline for the assignment is Saturday, March 1st, at 8:59
pm.
v The assignment will be accepted only on a Popplet presentation. If you
don’t have an account, create one, you can use the free option.
v Students can add as many popplets with text or images as they need to
demonstrate the total of ecosystems in Mexico as well as the main
characteristics of each one.
v The instructor will be constantly monitoring the discussion project forum on
the platform to keep communication with and / or answer questions of
students.