Ecosystem Grade-5

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Ecosystem
Write On Grade 5

Learner Expectations
Content Standard 2 0 Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with non living elements of their environment Learning Expectations 2 1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem

In this activity you will
Learn how living things interact with one another and with nonliving elements of their environment Write a paragraph using three facts you learned from this presentation

What is a Population
A population is one species living in a specific area For example all foxes living in an area form a population Another example all dandelions growing in an area form another population

What is a Community
A community is formed from all living populations found in an area All the foxes dandelions grasshoppers snakes hawks deer and skunks living in one area each form their individual populations but together make up a community

What is a Ecosystem
An ecosystem is formed by the interactions between all living and non living things How do living and non living things interact in an environment

What is Ecology
Ecology is how living and non living things affect each other in their environment We have already named several living things found in a community Can you name non living things in your community

Non living parts of your community
Buildings Roads Bodies of water Automobiles Traffic lights

How non living and living things affect each other
Building more homes drives many animals out of their natural habitats or communities Littering can destroy an animals habitat Air pollution from automobiles and factories will affect the quality of life for all living things in a community including people

Writing Activity
Write a paragraph about the effects that living and non living things have on each other Include three facts from this presentation and one fact that you discovered on your own