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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary Lesson PlanExploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary Lesson Plan
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary

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Part of a unit on Arizona's biotic communities, this lesson focuses on the vocabulary to be used. Terms include biodiversity, topography, desert, hybridization, niche, and more! Youngsters will define these words from contextual situations, use them in sentences, and then solve a crossword puzzle by the definitions. The rest of this outstanding unit can be found online or via Lesson Planet.

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niche, arizona, topography

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arizona, biotic communities, natrual resources, niche, topography, Vocabulary Practice, science
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6th - 10th
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Science
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1 hr
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Skills Practice

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