In this unit on the mangrove forests, students investigate the reasons for mangrove forest destruction as well as the reasons that mangroves are essential to a healthy global ecosystem. Students will develop models of mangrove life cycles, food webs, carbon storage, and the shorelines that mangroves protect. Students also analyze data representing a world with and without mangroves. Ultimately, students design a solution to one of the problems that the mangroves face, and are able to argue with