What This Document Is
This document is a worksheet designed to accompany an interactive learning module titled “CSI Wildlife,” focusing on elephant conservation. It provides a series of questions and prompts related to the interactive experience, guiding students to analyze data and understand the challenges facing African elephants. The worksheet centers around a simulated forensic investigation into elephant poaching.
Why This Document Matters
This worksheet is intended for students enrolled in Topics in Biology (BIOL 101L) at Marist College. It serves as a tool for active learning, reinforcing concepts presented in the “CSI Wildlife” module. It’s used during or immediately after completing the interactive to assess comprehension and encourage critical thinking about wildlife forensics and conservation efforts. This resource exists to help students apply scientific principles to a real-world conservation issue.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This worksheet *does not* provide the answers to the questions; it requires engagement with the “CSI Wildlife” interactive to be completed. It also doesn’t offer a comprehensive overview of elephant biology or conservation strategies beyond the scope of the case study. Users will still need to consult course materials and additional resources for a complete understanding of the topic.
What This Document Provides
This worksheet includes questions related to: defining keystone species, calculating elephant population decline rates, summarizing research on ivory poaching origins, analyzing a poaching case study in Garamba National Park, understanding the principles of DNA profiling (including STRs), identifying sources of elephant DNA, and explaining the polymerase chain reaction.
This preview *does not* include the answers to the questions, the full case study details, or the interactive module itself. It only provides a glimpse into the types of concepts and analyses explored within the complete worksheet.