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- Succession Notes*: Students view a presentation in PPT or Google Slides and fill in blanks on a Cloze worksheet.
- Succession Reading & Worksheet*: No textbook needed! Students read about primary and secondary succession, as well as key terms such as pioneer species and climax communities.
- Succession CER Worksheet*: Students will analyze four fascinating TRUE case studies to determine whether each scenario represents primary or secondary succession. Their answers will be in the Claims-Evidence-Reasoning format.
- Succesion Flip Book Activity: Students create a 10-page flip book so they can watch succession progress as the pages flash by! Includes very specific and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, plus a detailed discussion guide for the teacher.
- Succession Drawings Worksheet: Use as an alternative to the flip book activity, if needed.
- Succession Quiz: This 10-question multiple-choice quiz covers primary and secondary succession, pioneer species, and climax communities. Questions mimic how standardized tests ask about this topic, and include some simple data charts and diagrams to analyze.
*Skip the line at the copier! The starred resources include both PDF and digital Google Slides options to assign.
Key Terms:
- primary succession
- pioneer species
- secondary succession
- climax community
Teacher Notes:
- Answer keys are always included.
- Please note that these ecological succession activities are not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
