Human Impact on Ecosystems Inquiry Lab Experiment: Ecobottles Lab

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Description
This ecosystems lab allows your students to create and carry out a hands-on, engaging experiment on how humans affect our environment. It utilizes the steps in the scientific method to scaffold learning and allow your students to come to a conclusion based on findings that are tangible. This laboratory activity can also be found bundled in my Complete Ecology Unit
The lab includes:
- a full task overview with pictures
- a complete description of lab report components
- instructions that allow you to scaffold your student’s learning
- instructions which allow your kids learn to design an experiment on their own or with some help from you
- a complete rubric marking scheme
- Google and Office versions - one click and the Google versions will copy themselves to your Drive
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• Ecosystems - 7 Engaging Lab Station Activities
• Ecological Succession Lesson - Ecology PowerPoint Lesson Package
• Ecological Succession - Primary and Secondary - 7 Engaging Lab Stations
• Ecology Unit: Complete Sustainable Ecosystems Unit -Lessons,Tests and Activities
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Please also keep in mind that you can find the complete Ecology Unit Package on Sustainable Ecosystems at my store. Save 38% compared with purchasing each item within the bundle separately. Click here to have a look. This ecosystems lab is now also included in that unit package.
Within the Unit you will find the following lessons:
Lesson 1 - The Spheres of the Earth
Lesson 3 - Energy Flow In Ecosystems
Lesson 4 - Cycling of Matter In Ecosystems
Lesson 5 - Population Influences within Ecosystems
Lesson 6 - Ecological Succession
Lesson 7 - Biomass and Fossil Fuels
Lesson 8 - The Importance of Biodiversity
Looking for other Ecology Culminating Tasks/Projects?
Water and Carbon Cycle Diagram Activity
Human Impact on Ecosystems Assignment
How about FOUR Bill Nye Worksheets with direct video link and answer key that relate to Ecology? CLICK HERE.
If you teach space and ecology, please CLICK HERE as I've bundled both units for a savings of 25%!
I also have a range of assignments and lessons/units from other grade levels at my store. Please come, have a look around, and don’t forget to follow if you like what you see.
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