Ecosystems: Interactions and Dynamics
Ecosystems: Interactions and Dynamics
How do organisms interact with their surroundings, and what impact do these relationships have?
Adaptive Perseverance: Exploring multiple solutions to environmental challenges, understanding ecosystem complexity.
Learner’s Mindset: Fostering curiosity about natural relationships and human impact on ecosystems.
Communication: Effectively articulating findings and solutions both orally and in written form.
Critical Thinking: Analyzing ecosystem interactions and evaluating human impacts critically.
Collaboration: Collaborating to investigate ecosystem dynamics and propose sustainable solutions.
Global Citizenship: Recognizing the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services for global well-being.
What are the different types of symbiotic relationships, and how do they demonstrate interdependence in ecosystems?
How does the availability of resources influence the interactions between organisms?
In what ways do human activities impact these natural interactions and the health of ecosystems?
Critical Thinking and Analysis: Evaluating the effects of interactions within ecosystems.
Problem Solving: Developing solutions to environmental issues that threaten ecosystems.
Data Interpretation: Analyzing and interpreting scientific data related to ecosystem dynamics.
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.
MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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