{"id":524,"date":"2021-03-03T20:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T20:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2022-07-05T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T20:01:24","slug":"curriculum-units","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/the-curriculum\/curriculum-units\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Units"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/units_graphic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/units_graphic.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/units_graphic-300x40.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-highlight-purple-with-dots wp-block-heading\">Unit 1: Urban Ecology <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Urban Ecology Unit, students will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop ecosystem literacy at the local scale by making a land use decision regarding the addition of an athletic field to their school grounds.<\/li><li>Investigate how land use impacts hydrology, nitrogen flux, biotic factors, social factors, and ecosystem services.<\/li><li>Build a case for their chosen land use proposal through evidence-based arguments that address all variables.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>If you have the password to access this material, click the download button below. <a href=\"https:\/\/info.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please click here<\/a> to request the password if you do not currently have it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/unit-1-urban-ecology\/\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"is-style-highlight-purple-with-dots wp-block-heading\">Unit 2: Sprawl <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Sprawl Unit, students will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Consider a proposal proposed to convert farmland into a suburban 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