The Use of Fairy Tales and Beer Bets as Ways to Help Students in Ecology and Environmental Science Courses Develop Imagination and Confidence

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This article relays a 'fairy tale' version of biogeochemical cycling to emphasize the importance of imagination in the learning setting. It also describes an on going classroom activity where 'beer bets' are placed on BOTECs to encourage students to have confidence in their answers.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Teaching strategies & guidelines
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Format	pdf
Ecological Core Concept	Ecosystems -- Biogeochemical cycling Ecosystems
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	This should be used as reference for alternative ways of teaching ecology and environmental science lessons.
Keywords	biogeochemical cycling; back of the envelope calculation; ecology 101
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Foster Brown
Primary Author Affiliation	Universidade Federal Luminense
Primary Author email	fbrown@ibase.br
Rights	Author retains copyright
Resource Editor	Unknown
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Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2003-03-07

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