DES102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Subtropics, Binoculars, Adventure Education
Naturalist
• Studies & appreciates nature
• Studies the natural environment with a broad range of interest, rather than a particular
specialty
• Searches for and describes, patterns in nature
• Is eager to learn more, and embraces their lack of knowledge about nature on the road to
developing their own expertise.
• Focuses on environmental studies through understanding, recording and reflecting on natural
places.
If you make connections to nature, the more likely you can protect that or relate to someone else
Ecological literacy
• Ability to understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible
• To be Eco literate means understanding the principles of organization of ecological
communities and using those principles for creating sustainable human communities
• Combination of science of system and ecology to understand how the interdependence of
elements are required to function together
Stories
Mangroves:
• Occur worldwide in tropics and subtropics
• Have a salt filtration system ( and they also filter other toxic waste too)
• Cope with low oxygen (mud/soils)
• Tolerant of temperature
Why study plants?
• Because without them we cant survive
• We cant live without plants, so it is helpful to know abit about them
• Every plant has a story
• Placed based education is understanding why plants to what
Why study birds?
• Birds are an important part of the eco-system
• Every bird you see has potential contribution to healthy environments and biodiversity
• Birds can tell us about seasonal variations, the health status of places, the impact humans are
having
Expert birdwatchers use four main features to identify birds
• Size and shape
• Colours and patterns
• Behaviours
• Habitat
Tips to identifying birds
• Stare at the irds, do’t take your eyes off it, the rig ioulars up soothly
• Keep watching watching
REVIEW
Considering our influence on the capacity to connect others with the environment
Becoming. Naturalist
Ecological literacy
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Document Summary
Studies the natural environment with a broad range of interest, rather than a particular specialty. Is eager to learn more, and embraces their lack of knowledge about nature on the road to developing their own expertise. Focuses on environmental studies through understanding, recording and reflecting on natural places. If you make connections to nature, the more likely you can protect that or relate to someone else. Mangroves: occur worldwide in tropics and subtropics, have a salt filtration system ( and they also filter other toxic waste too, cope with low oxygen (mud/soils, tolerant of temperature. Why study plants: because without them we cant survive, we cant live without plants, so it is helpful to know abit about them, every plant has a story, placed based education is understanding why plants to what. Expert birdwatchers use four main features to identify birds. Size and shape: colours and patterns, behaviours, habitat.
