4.3.1 Sustainable Tourism
Familiarise your students with a definition of tourism and highlight the positive and negative impacts of tourism. Students should also have a good knowledge of the type of environment one might find across the Galapagos Islands.
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Greetings from Galapagos Activity (PDF) |
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Greetings from Galapagos Activity (PDF) |
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Stakeholder Takeover (PDF) |
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Stakeholder Takeover (PDF) |
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Galapagos Park Rules Activity (PDF) |
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Galapagos Park Rules Activity (PDF) |
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Galapagos Eco-Footprint Activity (PDF) |
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Galapagos Eco-Footprint Activity (PDF) |
5.1.1 Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Familiarise your students with the history of the Galapagos giant tortoise. This section begins with the history of the tortoise in Galapagos, whose conservation will be the main theme of this chapter.
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Giant Tortoise KS3 Science Lesson Plan |
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Giant Tortoise KS3 Science Lesson Plan |
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Giant Tortoise KS3 Science Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Giant Tortoise KS3 Science Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Giant Tortoise KS3 Science Lesson Plan Online |
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Giant Tortoise KS3 Science Lesson Plan Online |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Fact Sheet (PDF) |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Fact Sheet (PDF) |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Facts Animation |
On this site |
Go to page |
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Tortoise Trackers Quiz |
On this site |
Go to page |
5.1.2 Science in the Field
This section explains how the Galapagos tortoises have adapted to their environment and how and why tortoises are tracked and the importance of analysing results. It also reviews the Galapagos Tortoise Monitoring Ecology Project (GTMEP) and how modern research technologies can provide vital information for conservation strategies.
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Science in the Field KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Word) |
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Science in the Field KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Word) |
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Science in the Field KS3 Science Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Science in the Field KS3 Science Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Science in the Field KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Online) |
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Science in the Field KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Online) |
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Tortoise tracker template (PDF) |
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Tortoise tracker template (PDF) |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Presentation (PDF) |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Presentation (PDF) |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Presentation (PowerPoint) |
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise Presentation (PowerPoint) |
5.1.3 Tortoise Tracking
Introduce students to the working life of a conservationist in the field. Find out about scientific research methods used and challenges they face on a daily basis.
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Tortoise Tracking KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Word) |
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Tortoise Tracking KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Word) |
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Tortoise Tracking KS3 Science Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Tortoise Tracking KS3 Science Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Tortoise Tracking KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Online) |
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Tortoise Tracking KS3 Science Lesson Plan (Online) |
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Tales of a Tortoise Tracker Text |
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Tales of a Tortoise Tracker Text |