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Causal Patterns in Ecosystems Section 4: Decay Takes Time: Detecting Causal Relationships Despite Temporal Delays Ecosystems > Section 4 |
Section 4: Decay Takes Time: Detecting Causal Relationships Despite Temporal Delays
This section addresses students' tendency to miss effects that involve time delays. It helps students to realize that decay occurs even if we aren't likely to notice it on a regular basis because we don't typically observe what happens to matter over a long time span.
Section 4 Table of Contents
- Understanding Goals
- Background Information
- Lesson Plan: Using Time-Lapse Video to Reveal The Cycle of Decay
- Reinforcement Activities
- Section 4 Resources
- Section 4 Endnotes
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