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Exploring Ecosystems
Fourth graders investigate ecosystems. In this ecosystem lesson, 4th graders explore producers, consumers, and decomposers and study the interdependence of each.
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Build An Island
Students explore erosion. In this science lesson, students build an island and observe the effects of erosion on the island. Students discuss freshwater ecosystems in Hawaii.
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Biodiversity
Students explore the diversity of different marine sanctuaries. In this biodiversity lesson students work in groups to explore a sanctuary.
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Are You Getting Thirsty?
Young scholars study droughts and how they affect communities and coastal ecosystems. In this ecosystems instructional activity students use data to examine drought conditions in certain areas.
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Modeling Changes to Ecosystems Pt. 2
Students explore the environment by creating a poster. In this ecosystem protection lesson, students analyze a list of vocabulary terms associated with the scientific method. Students create a poster which answers a specific question...
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Earth Systems Science
High schoolers perform experiments designed to grow plants and bacteria in a controlled environment. In this ecosystems lesson students investigate varying conditions for growing plants and bacteria.
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The Big Picture: Systems
Students study the ways that agro-ecosystems function to support sustainable agriculture. In this investigative lesson plan students examine the different cycles of ecosystems and food systems.
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Understanding Interactions Among Local Species and the Local Environment
Students examine the differences between biotic and abiotic factors, explain the difference between habitat and niche and compare how organisms get their nutritional needs. In this local environment instructional activity students...
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Indian Ocean Explored
Young scholars consider the information presented in the WNET videotape of India: Land of the Tiger/Unknown Seas (Episode 3). In this biology instructional activity, students view the video and engage in a discussion about the...
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Biomes: Adapting To Deserts & Other Ecosystems
Students examine how animals must be adapted to the conditions of its environment to survive. In this biomes lesson students research desert adaptations then discuss how these animals have survived.
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Plant Identification Pictionary
Students examine ecosystems and the variety of plants and animals that can be found in them. In this plant identification lesson plan students identify the basic parts of a plant and categorize them according to their...
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Coral Reefs Endangered
Students identify different types of nutritional relationships in a coral reef system and trace the energy flow. In this marine biology lesson plan students create a simulation of acidification of the coral reef.
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How do people use ecosystems and their resources?
Students examine how natural resources are reusable, renewable or nonrenewable. In this ecosystems lesson students see the effects humans have on ecosystems and complete an art lesson activity.
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Graphic Organizers Aid Comprehension
Learners create story webs to aid comprehension of ecosystems. In this reading strategies lesson, students discover the importance of organizing information while reading a nonfiction text. Learners produce story webs to communicate...
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Decomposers- Nurse Logs
Students investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental lesson, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.
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Ecosystems
Students examine biodiversity in plant life and what an ecosystem is composed of. In this ecosystem lesson students go around their school and collect specimens and examine the plant species they encounter.
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What Critters Tell Us About Water Quality: A Macroinvertebrate Lesson
Students explore our ecosystem by investigating the quality of our water. In this aquatic insect lesson, students examine a group of random insects collected from different streams and ponds in the area. Students record their...
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Forest Ecology
Students examine the different plants and animals in British Columbia. In this forest ecology instructional activity students explore how ecosystems work, classify animals and investigate food webs and chains.
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Bugs in the Woods
Second graders identify insects and plants in the forest ecosystem in a structured field trip with stations and activity booklets. In this bugs lesson, 2nd graders explore the ecosystem of the forest, complete the booklet and play...
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Ecology and Ecosystem "Circus"
Students examine different ecosystems and how they are maintained. In this biology lesson students work in groups are given a targeted area and identify the most important principles and concepts for that area.
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The Coral Reef Ecosystem
Students examine the coral reef ecosystem and learn how the living and non-living parts interact. In this coral reef lesson students view video on coral reefs then create a fictional ecosystem.
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Water Ecology Lab
Students determine the characteristics of a stream ecosystem and its organisms. For this water ecology lesson students complete several labs that shows them presence of life, water appearance, and water flow.
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Organisms and Their Environment
High schoolers observe elements of a local ecosystem and gain an understanding of what elements make up an ecosystem. In this ecosystem lesson students create a class food web that shows the interactions among the elements of the...
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Ocean Careers Investigation
Pupils gather information about different careers of the Ocean Adventures expedition team. For this career studies lesson students work in groups, read an interview with an Ocean Adventurer, and see the importance of working in a...