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Environmental Assessment Course part of Library:Campus Living Laboratory:Examples
The classic campus-based project is an environmental or sustainability assessment, often referred to as an environmental audit. This course, taught at Carleton in 2001, describes how this type of project can be undertaken. In this scenario, a student, campus environmental group or class researches aspects the envinormental impact of the school.

Le Parcours de la biodiversité: A Jigsaw Activity on Biodiversity part of Library:Jigsaws:Examples
In this jigsaw activity, students of intermediate-level French will divide into five groups to become experts on each of the five biodiversity questions featured on the Curiosphere website. They will proceed to explain their assigned aspect of the issue to a small group of students.

Human Impacts on Sharks: Developing an Essay Through Peer-Review on a Discussion Board part of Library:Peer Review:Examples
Through a discussion board, students comment and respond to paper topics on the human impacts on sharks.

Writing about the world's fisheries (Calibrated Peer Review): part of Library:Peer Review:Examples
A writing assignment that asks students to summarize the findings of the Pew Ocean Commission report "America's Living Oceans, contrast it to an opposing viewpoint, and recommend a fisheries policy based on their understanding.

Investigative Case - "European Starlings and Woopeckers" part of Library:Investigative Case Based Learning:Examples
An exploration into Niche Competition and Population Ecology

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM: Discovering Dinosaurs part of Library:Peer Review:Examples
In this activity, students write an essay on the history of scientific discoveries in the field of dinosaur paleontology.

Too many deer? A public hearing part of Library:Teaching with the Case Method:Examples
Students reenact a public hearing to determine how to manage a deer herd that is overpopulated.

The High Plains: Land of Extremes part of Library:Role Playing:Examples
This lesson plan includes a debate about whether the black-footed ferret should be reintroduced onto public lands and a study of the High Plains habitat.

Student Peer Review Through A Discussion Board to Develop an Invasive Species Paper part of Library:Peer Review:Examples
Through a discussion board, students comment and respond to paper topics on invasive species.