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Draft of SD42 Libraries Elementary Reference Sets: Ecosystems (SC 3)

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Ecology and Ecosystems

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Food Chains

Endangered Species

Human Encroachment

Habitats

Curriculum Connections

Big Idea

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

Content

Biodiversity.

  • Biodiversity: the variety of different types of living things in an ecosystem.
  • Characteristics of local plants, animals and fungi.

Ecosystems

  • Population: all the members of the same type of living thing (species) in an area.
  • Communities: different populations in an area living together.
  • The interconnection between living and non-living things in the local environment.
  • Our shared responsibility to care for the local environment.