Get all the middle school ecosystem notes you’ll need to introduce each of the ecology-related middle school NGSS life science standards! Students will view a presentation as they fill in blanks on a corresponding Cloze notes worksheet.
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Six Presentations are Included:
- Energy Flow in Ecosystems
- Symbiosis
- Populations
- Succession in Ecosystems
- Human Impact on Ecosystems
- Reducing Human Impact on Ecosystems
Each set of notes includes:
- Google Slides version of the presentation
- PPT version of the presentation
- Cloze notes worksheet provided in a Word Doc
Teacher Notes:
- Related Standards: NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5
- These middle school ecosystem notes are fully editable.
- Answer keys to the Cloze notes worksheets are included.
- These notes are designed for grades 6-8.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
- NGSS MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
- NGSS MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
- NGSS MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
- NGSS MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
