Ecosystems Curriculum

Acknowledgments

This module was created by Tina Grotzer with contributions from Kiki Donis, Dorothy MacGillivray, Sarah Mittlefehldt, Rebecca Lincoln, and Rebekah Gould. We had additional support from many talented individuals. David Perkins provided insightful comments on the nature of the causalities involved. Belinda Bell Basca, Susannah Shaw, and Margot Sudbury assisted in analyzing the data that we collected on the efficacy of teaching the concepts in these lessons. Susan Mattson, Dan Perlman, and Kass Hogan offered helpful comments on the biological aspects of the work. Dorothy MacGillivray provided invaluable editorial and design assistance. The teachers in the Burlington, MA schools, especially Mary Ann Bernstein, Elaine Sheehan, and Anita Mason worked with us to test the concepts with their students. We thank the many students who shared their ideas and thinking with us. Finally, a special thank you to Esther Kiviat, without whose inspiration many years ago, the lead author may never have pursued this line of inquiry.

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. REC-9725502 to Tina Grotzer and David Perkins, Co-Principal Investigators. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.