1. Nuts & Bolts of Biodiversity

2. Time 3 x 90 min sessions Plus field work

3. Classification – taxonomy, keys Ecosystem services, migration, mitosis Extinction, evolution, convergent & divergent evolution

4. Materials & Methods Iron fasteners – nuts, bolts, screws, cotter pins, washers Like above, except brass, Al, nylon, stainless steel 12 cm x 12 cm plywood sheet, drilled hole 12 cm x 12 cm metal sheet, drilled hole Magnets

5. If running chromatography Solvents for extraction Running media

6. Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D NO screws or bolts No nutsBolts Nuts Washers Cotter pins Washers Washers Screws Bolts Nuts – wrong sizes Etc. Washers

7. Discuss features for classification Discuss convergent evolution

8. Exercise Fasten the sheets

9. Mix groups Try fastening exercise

10. Discuss Ecosystem services Migration Symbiosis Adaptation

11. Redistribute hardware Group A: Mix of all Group B: Mix of all except no stainless steel nuts

12. Pass magnet

13. Return to attaching 2 plates

14. Biodiversity loss Loss of ecological services Extinction

15. Field Work Backyard biodiversity –Collect leaves –Labeling Classification Check classification scheme against master list Can be done with macroinvertebartes

16. Molecular Taxonomy Chlorophyll chromatography

17. Discussion Backyard biodiversity –Issues of classification/taxonomy – selection of features Biodiversity & ecosystem services

18. Feedback Needed lecture on the hardware

19. Biodiversity - dynamic Seasonal changes Diurnal changes

20. Ties in with Appearances Are Deceiving Used extensively in Puerto Rico field trip –Worksheets 2 & 3

21. Problems Seasky website ???

22. Thoughts Assign an article or two on –Classification –Biodiversity (species, taxonomic, ecosystem, genetic)