Mind-Meld Game - Ecosystems

Mind-Meld Game - Ecosystems

Lesson 1 of 17 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • ...

Lesson summary

This activity is a quick introduction to ecosystems through the use of a word association game called ‘Mind-Meld’.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • expand their subject-specific vocabulary and develop an understanding of an ecosystem’s components.

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Curriculum mapping

Year 9 Science

  • Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176)

Year 10 Science

  • Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (ACSHE191)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-12ES, SC5-14LW

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low

Time needed: 20 minutes.

Resources required

  • Mind-Meld Student Worksheet, paper, pens (if available, mini-white boards)

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