Community Ecology by Will

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On Monday, September 30th B ran a workshop on community ecology. In this workshop we talked about the arctic ecosystem, how all the animals form a community, their roles in that community and how they interact with one another. We started the workshop with an art activity where we have to make organisms out of clay and pipe cleaners. We then discussed the relationships between these organisms.
“I was impressed by both the artistic representation of the organisms and learner’s awareness of the various relationships in an ecosystem.” - B


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