Exploring the Environment
Mountain Gorillas

Description:
ETE encourages students to collaborate to solve real-world problems dealing with modern environmental challenges. For each module students read background information and learn about their situation before they solve a problem. Read teacher pages before beginning.

In this module, social, political, cultural, and economic factors make survival a challenge for a Rwandan endangered species.

Organization:
Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future

URL:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/mgorilla/mgorilla.html

Contact:
Dr. Robert Myers, Senior Instructional Designer
NASA Classroom of the Future
Wheeling Jesuit University
316 Washington Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003
bmyers@cet.edu

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Anthropology/Archeology
Biology
Climate
Earth System Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
Geography
Geographic Information Systems
Geology
Land Use
Mapping
Population Growth
Remote Sensing
Social Science

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00