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- 03-28-11
Niche Teacher Resources
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Seventh graders investigate the different types of biological niches there are in the world while gathering information to correctly define the concept. They choose an animal and use the information to design an art project that includes a writing portion that includes at least one paragraph.
Using a miniature coral reef aquarium kit, young ecologists model this unique ecosystem. They research various coral reef organisms and their niches, and they culminate the project by working together to write a report. Use this activity as an enrichment when you are teaching an ecology unit to your life science learners.
Tenth graders take a micro-hike and choose a specific organism to focus on. They create a media presentation to present a case for the survival of the organism.
Compare and contrast a habitat and a niche. Five questions and plenty of space for writing short answers are available. Created for a college-level ecology course, you can assign this learning exercise as a review to AP biology or environmental science learners.
Fourth graders engage in a lesson that is about the food web and they conduct research using a variety of resources. They find the purposes of a niche and how it is used in a community of organisms. The information is used in order to create a forest mural.
Twelfth graders explain relationships and interactions between species, the difference between a fundamental niche and a realized niche. They explore the various species interactions from their classmates through the jigsaw activity.
Students design a functional model of a coral reef ecosystem. In this coral reef lesson, students identify the energy sources and material cycles of a coral reef. They write an essay about their niche in their own ecosystem.
Student compare and contrast a habitat and a niche. They explain an animal's habitat, niche, and the possible relationship it may have with other organisms. Students create and draw a new organism and describe its habitat.
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.
Someone set out to create an epic slide show on ecosystems, but seems to have stopped short. It begins by examining the parts of an ecosystem and roles that different organisms play within it. Simple, informative, and colorful, these slides are directed at upper elementary ecologists. The last half of these 87 slides; however, are void of photographs or graphics. They do have text about the biomes of the world. If you find the first half to be of your liking, all you would need to do is add some photos to make this slide show an excellent complement to your instruction.