NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. LS2.A – Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.
create a poster, video, brochure, door hanger, skit, or other presentation
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
with maps, as appropriate
C3 Framework. Dimension 2. Geography.1.3-5. Construct maps and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.
affects the flow of energy
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 5 – Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation. 3-5. Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.
What changes do you notice?
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 7- Stability and Change. 3-5. Change can be measured in terms of differences over time.
Students can use word processing or presentation software to create their presentations
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 8 – Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information. 3-5. Communicate scientific and/or technical information orally and/or in written formats, including various forms of media as well as tables, diagrams, and charts.
create their presentations, and to share them with the class
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.4.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.5.4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
participate in an invasive species control project
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 6 – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions. 3-5. Use evidence (e.g., measurements, observations, patterns) to construct or support an explanation or design a solution to a problem.
Give students a math problem related to invasive species
Common Core. Math.MP1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
to talk to the class about invasive species in your area and what people are doing to control them
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1.B. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1.C. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1.C. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.
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