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- 6th
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Students explain the meaning of the terms ecosystem, abiotic and biotic. They create an ecosystem in order to explain the role humans play in them. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students observe biotic and abiotic things participating in an observational walk outside the school. They create a collage using pictures of biotic and abiotic items. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define and compare/contrast abiotic and biotic factors presented while using web cameras on the Web World Wonders website. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify individual organism, a species, and a population within the study community. They identify biotic factors at the site and attempt to characterize the site's species diversity. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine abiotic and biotic factors. They define biotic and abiotic, categorize a list of items onto a Venn diagram, label various items from areas on the school grounds as biotic or abiotic, and diagram a magazine picture. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate the biotic factors that are part of the ecosystem in the Galapagos Islands. They create a graphic organizer to determine the different factors that help the organisms to interact with their environment. The findings of research are reported to the entire class. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students identify biotic organisms and their niches in streams. In groups, they conduct samplings of organisms in streams. Students collect, identify, and record each type of organism and describe to classmates the niches where the organisms live. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine proper journaling techniques, and record observations about at tree after listening to a read aloud of "Four Worlds: The Dine Story of Creation." They study the difference between living and non-living things, and biotic and abiotic things/ They discover interactions that occur in ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students explore and define ecosystem, ecology and habitat. They discuss abiotic and biotic organisms and the things needed for survival. After observing pictures of animals in their habitat, students compare and contrast habitats and ecosystems. They identify factors between abiotic and biotic ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the effect of the various ice ages on Wisconsin. In groups, they create a map representing the five geographic regions of Wisconsin. They must write out a description of each region to be placed on a poster board. They present them to the class to end the lesson. Full Review »

