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GPS Ecosystem (Ecotone) Scavenger Hunt

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Students describe the characteristics of an ecotone. In this ecotone lesson plan, students pick out their area and describe the visual appearance, conditions, ecosystem, biodiversity, predators, prey, and trees in their ecotone. They create a diagram and complete worksheets.

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ecosystems

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9th - 12th
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Science
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