CP+Blouin,+Cameron

=Unit Cover Page=


 * Unit Title: Grade Level(s):6-8**
 * Subject/Topic Area(s): Ecosystems**
 * Key Words: Biomes, Ecosystems, Food-chains, climate**
 * Designed by: Time Frame:**
 * School District: School:**

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 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * There are all kinds of ecosystems in the world that are all unique in more ways than one. There are some ecosystems that are so hot or so cold that only certain plants and animals can survive there. Over the course of this unit the key concepts to ecosystems will be well understood. Ecosystems involve a wide variety of topics to discuss however. It is not simply an area where it rains a lot or is hot all year long. Ecosystems need certain plants and animals in order to sustain a healthy environment. Understanding the concept of how energy travels up the food-chains of ecosystems and the effect losing an organism can have on an ecosystem will also be discussed. An example would be, how is an ecosystem effected if an organism in the middle of the food-chain was to suddenly go extinct? How would that change the populations of the other organisms? Everyone in the class will become ecologists over the course of this unit and students will be producing a variety of projects that show the importance and unique qualities that ecosystems have. The final project will be both fun and engaging as everyone will have the chance to present an interactive timeline of an ecosystem anywhere in the world!