In this lesson, students build on their knowledge of individual impacts on the ocean to see how the whole system can react to threats and changes. They examine ways in which human actions throw marine ecosystems out of balance, explore the concept of how impacts can build, and review their understandings of ecosystem dynamics.

Concepts

ecological succession, marine ecosystems

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Additional Tags

ecosystem imbalance, natural disturbances, shifting baseline, ecosystem imbalance in the world, hs-ls2-6, challenges of the 21st century

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional