Lesson 18

How do our designs work for orangutans and people in Indonesia?

Lesson Objectives...

Evaluate competing design solutions for supporting and/or increasing a stable orangutan population and meeting people’s income needs.
Construct an argument grounded in evidence and scientific reasoning to recommend a design solution that will support a stable orangutan population and protect the needs of people (effect).
Ask questions about and define problems that arise when humans design land-use systems that have positive and negative effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Lesson 18 - Science Notebook - Ecosystem Dynamics Unit

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Design solutions that retained tropical rainforests and customary forests supported the largest orangutan populations.
Customary forests provided income for people but were not realistic for large-scale farms.
Design solutions with more palm farms and crops provided income but did not increase orangutan populations.
Mixed land-use designs overall seemed best for people and orangutans.
Science learning is about asking questions and gathering evidence to answer those questions.
Science can help solve complex problems, but it’s not the only thing to consider.

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