Lessons

Population Change (Coming)

Population Change (Coming)
Traversing across Earth’s biomes, explore the abiotic factors that create the differing climates present at each. Consider possible food chains that are found amongst the organisms that make those biomes their home. Finally, participate in the ecosystem of a particular biome as an organism, working to maintain the needs of that organism and keeping your population alive while interacting with other players as organisms who also make that ecosystem their home.

Curricular Connections

Grade 4 & 5 - (12) Organisms and environments. The student describes patterns, cycles, systems, and relationships within environments.
Grade 6 - (12) Organisms and environments. The student knows that interdependence occurs between living systems and the environment.
Grade 8 - (12) Organisms and environments. The student understands stability and change in populations and ecosystems.
Biology - (12) Science concepts. The student knows that interdependence and interactions occur within an environmental system.
Environmental Systems - (4) Science concepts. The student knows the relationships of biotic and abiotic factors within habitats, ecosystems, and biomes.

Activities

Tour of the Biomes

Observe different biomes on Earth and what makes them different.

Predator Puzzles

Practice building food chains in different biomes.

Food Chain Frenzy

Take on a role within a food chain and survive in order to grow your population.