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Ecosystems, Human Activity, And Interactions, Oh My!: Human/Environment Interaction Lesson PlanEcosystems, Human Activity, And Interactions, Oh My!: Human/Environment Interaction Lesson Plan
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K20 LEARN
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5th
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3 days
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2022
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Ecosystems, Human Activity, And Interactions, Oh My!: Human/Environment Interaction

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  • Yellowstone Species Cards - English (.pdf)
  • Yellowstone Species Cards - English (.docx)
  • Yellowstone Species Cards - Spanish (.pdf)
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Word clouds about ecosystems hook learners into a lesson that explores Yellowstone wildlife. Young scientists create cause-and-effect relationships after examining data and recommend solutions to their observed problems. More data challenges pupils to make inferences about the effects of human interaction on an ecosystem. A new word cloud reflects participants' newfound knowledge.

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Concepts

ecosystems, human impact on the environment, wolves, yellowstone national park, predators, prey, predator-prey relationships, keystone species

Instructional Ideas

  • Make word clouds on paper, if devices and apps are not available 
  • Create an ecosystem focus wall to display completed word clouds

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires projection for the slides and devices with internet access with apps downloaded to make word clouds
  • Prep time includes gathering supplies and making copies 

Pros

  • The plan includes teacher's notes, sample responses, and optional activities

Cons

  • None

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