上海潮滩生物遗迹探究型课程

The inquiry-based course of biogenic traces by benthic animals on Shanghai tidal flats

通过开发适合中小学科普教育的湿地生态探究型课程,增进学生对潮滩湿地生物多样性的认知。上海潮滩生物遗迹探究型课程包括介绍上海潮滩最常见的三种底栖动物的生物特征和行为习性,并开展现场观察与模型制作等活动,探究不同动物的遗迹特征,拓展学生对生物化石类型的理解。

A course package to explore Shanghai wetland ecology is developed for young students to better understanding of the importance of biodiversity in tidal wetlands.The main contents include the introduction of biological characteristics and behavioral habits of three most common benthic animals on Shanghai tidal flats,field observations and experimental activities to produce plaster casts of crab burrows,and comparison study of traces produced by different animals,which enable students to know different fossil types and their significance.