Title
Native Birds and Plants Class Mural

Grade Level
9-12

Protocol
Birds

Abstract
Each student will do an independent research project on a native bird and a native plant.  As a part of their project, each student will make a scale image of their plant and bird and add these images to a class mural of the Sonoran Desert.

Author
Amy Bell
Arcadia High School

AZ Standards
Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 1.  Evaluate how the processes of natural ecosystems affect, and are affected by, humans.
Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 3.  Assess how human activities (e.g., clear cutting, water management, tree thinning) can affect the potential for hazards.
Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 4.  Evaluate the following factors that affect the quality of the environment:  urban development
Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 5.  Evaluate the effectiveness of conservation practices and preservation techniques on environmental quality and biodiversity.
Strand 4, Concept 3, PO 1.   Identify the relationships among organisms within populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes.
Strand 4, Concept 3, PO 2.  Describe how organisms are influenced by a particular combination of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) factors in an environment.

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