What's an Ecosystem?

What's an Ecosystem?

Lesson 2 of 14 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Sustainability
  • ...

Lesson summary

Students investigate and compare ecosystems.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • identify major features of ecosystems to distinguish between them.
  • apply the concept of ecosystems to familiar locations.
  • understand that small changes within an ecosystem can impact on many of the plants and animals that make up the ecosystem

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Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

  • There are differences within and between groups of organisms; classification helps organise this diversity (ACSSU111)
  • Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs; human activity can affect these interactions (ACSSU112)
  • Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions (ACSIS130)

Year 8 Science:

  • Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions (ACSIS145)

Syllabus OutcomesSC4-7WS, SC4-14LW, SC4-15LW

Time required: 60 mins+

Level of teacher scaffolding: Assist students in understanding the concept of ecosystems.

Resources required

  • Internet and library access and writing materials or tablets if available

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