Question
What ecological relationship or environmental change are you testing?
Student Handout
Use this handout while working through EcoBalance, Climate Range Shifter, and selected EcoSpecies records. Record predictions, observations, and what evidence would make you revise your explanation.
Printable Focus
What ecological relationship or environmental change are you testing?
What do you think will happen, and why?
What output, pattern, or species information supports your explanation?
Record Your Work
Describe the factor you changed and the ecological system you are watching.
Write what you changed, what you kept fixed, and why that matters.
Record at least two runs or scenarios and note the most important differences.
Look for stable patterns, not just one surprising result.
Use EcoSpecies or another cited source to compare the model with a real organism or habitat.
What parts of the model seem helpful, and what parts are still oversimplified?
Revision Prompt
Describe one idea you revised after comparing runs or reading a species account.
List one observation or source that would help you test your explanation more carefully.