Food

Students learn the science of how managing cattle herd size and grazing rights benefit the cattle and wildlife populations in Kenya.

Students explore the trade-offs between ranchers keeping land for cattle and ecotourism versus selling land to a large agribusiness. They consider which economic choices help ranchers make the most money from their land in both the short and long term.

Students look at different ways to protect coastlines. They compare the cost of implementing a coastal protection method. Students examine the trade-off between stronger but more expensive construction materials compared with the less robust but cheaper oyster reefs.

Use a series of real-life examples to compare biological interactions and their impact on organisms.

Learn about the features of a honeybee colony and potential causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD).

Test a simple interactive population model to estimate sustainable salmon harvest. Simulate variation in nutrient input by comparing growth of plants with different concentrations of fish-based fertilizer control.