ECOLOGY: THE DIFFERENCE IN EFFECT OF ACID RAIN ON VASCULAR AND NON-VASCULAR PLANTS (Belgium)

  1. Objective of the lesson:
    1. to understand the negative impact and consequences of acid rain on our ecosystem
    2. to differentiate in impact between different types of plants
  2. course of the lesson:
    1. students are introduced to the subject by way of a movie/documentary on the subject
    2. students are requested to give their opinion on the matter (short discussion between students)
    3. students are divided into groups who will, each conduct 1 experiment; half of the groups will conduct the experiment on an vascular plant, the other half on a non-vascular plant
    4. the safety procedures are discussed with the class
    5. the students perpare and execute the experiment
    6. students from the same type of experiment discuss their results
    7. students from different type of experiment compare their results and discussion possible reasons for differences in results