Ecosystems with a Focus on Human Impact (view)

Units included with this Open Author resource:

Balance within Ecosystems
Learning goals:
Analyze ways that ecosystems strive to stay balanced, Identify the essential components of a balanced ecosystem
Adaptations within Ecosystems
Learning goals:
Identify ways that organisms adapt to their environments over time.
Keywords:
Ecology, Life Science, Life Sciences:Ecology and Ecosystems
Alignment:
WI.SCI.LS2.B.5
Cycles within Ecosystems
Learning goals:
Analyze cycles that work to keep ecosystems balanced.
Keywords:
Ecology, Life Science, Life Sciences:Ecology and Ecosystems
Alignment:
WI.SCI.ESS2.C.5, WI.SCI.LS2.B.5, WI.SCI.ESS2.A.4-5
Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
Learning goals:
Analyze how energy flows through an ecosystem., Trace the flow of energy back to the sun.
Keywords:
Ecology, Life Science, Life Sciences:Ecology and Ecosystems
Alignment:
WI.SCI.LS1.C.5, WI.SCI.LS2.B.5, WI.SCI.LS2.A.5, WI.SCI.PS3.D.4-5
Different Types of Ecosystems
Keywords:
Ecology, Life Science, Life Sciences:Ecology and Ecosystems
Alignment:
WI.SCI.SEP7.A.3-5, WI.SCI.ETS1.B.3-5, WI.SCI.CC4.3-5
Human Impact on Ecosystems
Keywords:
Ecology, Life Science, Life Sciences:Ecology and Ecosystems
Alignment:
WI.SCI.CCS3.3-5, WI.SCI.ETS1.B.3-5, WI.SCI.SEP1.B.3-5
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Summary

This Ecology Unit covers all 5th Grade Life Science Standards. It is designed to take approximately one semester. It includes labs, discussion questions, and projects.