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Ecosystems-The Essential Connection

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Students develop their abilities to solve problems both in school and in a variety of situations similar to that they have encountered in life. They define the term ecosystem in nature by comparing them to familiar organizational structures. Pupils identify some common ecosystems from which we obtain different agricultural products.

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ecosystems, habitats, natural resources

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ecosystem, habitat, interdependent, natural resources, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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