Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
Green the World Lesson 2
1. GREEN THE WORLD REVIEW
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is ALL of the plant and animals species that are living.
High biodiversity means many species of plants and animals.
Low biodiversity means very few species of plants and animals.
2. Which Area Has High Biodiversity?
High Biodiversity
Low Biodiversity
One rock over here may have more biodiversity than this entire picture.
3. GREEN THE WORLD REVIEW
What is a biodiversity hotspot?
A biodiversity hotspot is an area with a VERY HIGH number of species.
Is Thailand a biodiversity hotspot?
YES!
Are hotspots more important than other areas?
Yes, because they contain most of the world’s species.
5. RAMA II CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY
Short field trip today! What will we probably see?
SWALLOWS
Swallows fly around our campus
in search of insects.
Swallows do not land on the ground
very often.
10. What will we probably see today?
TREE SPARROWS
VERY common and easy to recognize
11. BIODIVERSITY OF THAILAND DIGITAL PROJECT
You will use Adobe Photoshop to make a collage about
Thailand’s biodiversity.
1) You must title your project! Try to use the words
“Thailand,” “biodiversity” and “hotspot” in your title.
Example: “Biodiversity of Thailand, One of the World’s Few
Hotspots”.
2) Create your collage using only animals and plants from
Thailand. Google images “collage” to get some ideas. Open
Adobe Photoshop, select “new” and preset “web”.
