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For more information, contact the Center's director:

Dr. Jed S. Lyons
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208.

803.777.9552
lyons@sc.edu

Ecology: The Biotic and Abiotic Environment

Water Treatment Demonstrates how municipal water plants purify water for drinking or treat wastewater before it enters an aquatic ecosystem.
Oil Spill Cleanup Students discover how oil and water interact and apply these concepts in engineering a cleanup process.
The Fight for Survival Students learn about adaptation, survival of the fittest and mutation by representing different species of bird who fight for food supply.
Natural Resources Trick or Treat Students discover that some ecosystem resources are finite and analyze practices that affect the use, availability and management of natural resources. (pdf only) From the GK-12 program at the Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington.
Who Goes Where? Students will read about a variety of intertidal organisms and learn about the abiotic factors that are important in organism survival.
	Intertidal Information Information sheet for the "Who Goes Where?" lesson plan.
	Who Goes Where? Worksheet Student activity page that accompanies the intertidal organisms lesson plan.
Carolina Crunch: A Food Web Lesson This lesson explores food webs. Students learn about the organisms in a South Carolina Salt Marsh and construct a food web from the provided information.
	Carolina Crunch: Food Web Key Teacher key that accompanies the above Carolina Crunch lesson plan.
	Carolina Crunch: Student Worksheet Activity sheet for students that accompanies the Carolina Crunch food web lesson.
	Carolina Crunch: Worksheet Key Teacher key that accompanies the above Carolina Crunch Student Worksheet.
	Carolina Crunch: Student Handout A student handout featuring animal descriptions.
	Carolina Crunch: Pictures of Organisms Pictures of organisms needed to construct the Carolina Crunch food web.
Who Polluted the Potomac? Explores the effect population growth has on natural resources.
	Potomac Student Worksheet Student activity that accompanies the population growth activity. (doc only)