Restoring the Balance

In this task, students will explore the ways in which humans seek to restore balance within an ecosystem after a disturbance disrupts the pre-existing balance of a population or populations of species endemic to the habitat.

Students will research a solution that was used/is going to be used to restore the balance of a plant or animal species after a particular disruption, provide a background that includes any unintended consequences of the solution, and then argue either for or against the proposed solution, supporting their view with evidence from a variety of sources.