Ecology and Ecosystems Activities
Agouti – A Keystone Species in the Amazon Rainforest – Performance Task
Amazon Rainforest – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Activity (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Biodiversity – An Investigation
Biodiversity – Matching
Biodiversity and Housing Developments – Critical Thinking (6-8th Grade NGSS)
Biodiversity and Humans – Matching
Biodiversity and Humans – Vocabulary Cut and Paste
Biodiversity Investigation Practice – Coral Reef
Biodiversity Investigation Practice – Deciduous Forest
Biodiversity Investigation Practice – Wetland
Biodiversity of a Tide Pool Habitat – Inquiry Activity
Biomass Performance Task – Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy among Organisms in an Ecosystem (HS)
Biomes and Climate – Matching
Changing Arctic Ecosystems – Performance Task (6-8th Grade NGSS)
Comparing Habitat Biodiversity – Matching
Comparing the Biodiversity of Different Habitats
Converting Energy in Everyday Life – Critical Thinking (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Cycling of Matter in an Sealed Ecosystem – Explaining Phenomena (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Deciduous Forest – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Activity (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Desert Natural Resources – Matching
Earth Systems – Matching
Earth Systems – Matching – Desert Biome
Earth Systems Interacting – Critical Thinking Activity
Ecosystem Changes – Define the Problem (6-8th Grade NGSS)
Ecosystem Dynamics of Mangroves – Research and Discuss (6-8th Grade NGSS)
Effects of Forest Fires – Vocabulary Cut and Paste
Energy Flow Between Desert Organisms – Model Building Activity (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Energy Flow in an Ecosystem – Biomass Activity
Finding Solutions to Humans Damaging Coral Reefs (6-8th Grade NGSS)
Forest Fires and Animal Populations – Critical Thinking (6-8th Grade NGSS)
Forest Fires and Animal Populations – Matching
Geosphere Landforms – Matching
Green Home Building Activity
Habitats and the Natural Resource Needs of Animals – Matching
Housing and Environmental Changes – Cause and Effect
How Do Humans Affect Their Environment? Critical Thinking
How Do Plants and Animals Change Their Environment? Critical Thinking Activity
Humans Affect Their Environment – Poster Making Activity
Illustrating Landforms Performance Task – Grade 2
Illustrating Waterways Performance Task – Grade 2
Keystone Species Descriptive Brochure – Performance Task
Landforms and Waterways Poster Building – Grade 2
Map Activity – Create a Landform Model – Grade 2
Map Drawing Activity – Grade 2
Maps – Learning to Use Them Activity – Grade 2
Natural Resources – Reading and Vocabulary Cut and Paste
Natural Resources for Turtles – Matching
Natural Resources Living Things Need – Cut & Paste
Nurse Log Study
Observing Nature – Earth Box Activity
Ocean – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Activity (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Ocean Natural Resources – Matching
Our Fragile Coral Reefs – Reading and Vocabulary Cut and Paste
Phases of Water – Matching (Grade 2)
Phases of Water in Nature – Matching (Grade 2)
Plants and Animals and Their Environment – Matching
Prairie – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Activity (6-8 Grade NGSS)
Protecting Coral Reefs – Poster Making
Protecting Coral Reefs Reading and Design a Solution
Rain Gardens – Protecting Waterways – Design Project
Rainforest Natural Resources – Matching
Rewilding Yellowstone Worksheet – Ecosystem Diversity Critical Thinking
Student Made Earth Box Activity
The Effect of Human Development on Sea Turtles – Authentic Performance
Turtles and Environmental Changes – Authentic Performance
Water Changing Phases – Investigation
Water Cycle Crossword Puzzle
Ways That Plants and Animals Can Change Their Environment in the Rainforest – Matching
What Do Living Things Need – Matching
What Do Living Things Need? Fill in The Blank
What Living Things Need – Labeling
What Natural Resources Living Things Need – Matching
Where is Water on Earth? Matching – Grade 2
Which Resources Do YOU Use – Critical Thinking
Yellowstone Wolf Project – Population Study and Graphing Task (6-8 Grade NGSS)