Virtual Field Trip

Activity Questions

1. What type of ecologists was each of the presenters in the video?

2. What were their research interests? How are these interests the same and different?

3. Describe the sorts of work that ecologists do.

4. What are some things you can be doing now to help you decide if ecology would be a good fit for you?

5. What are some challenges ecologists encounter?

6. Describe some skills ecologists need in order to be successful in their field.

7. What are some careers that can be pursued with an environmental biology degree?

8. If you were to do research as a profession, what would your day-to-day life at work entail?

9. Describe what was attractive about the field of ecology to the scientists in the video. Do you find those same things interesting/exciting? Is there anything else about ecology that appeals to you?