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Language & Literature and Science

Grade 6, Quarter 2

Goal: Engage in dialogue with HEMS Site Solutions, LLC, in reference to the potential environmental impact caused by the acquisition of land for the new housing development in the community.

Resources

Ecosystems:

• *Britannica Schools: Ecosystems [article] [video] [images]
• *Britannica Schools: Plants: Human effects on plants and natural communities [article] [images]
• *ScienceFlix: Ecosystems: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycles [article]
• *ScienceFlix: Biodiversity [article]
• Newsela: Appreciating a necessary predator in the ecosystem: America's gray wolf [article]
• CK-12: Principles of Ecology [Article] [Images] [Video]

Biotic Factors:

• *Britannica Schools: Biotic Environment [article] [image]
• YouTube: Abiotic and Biotic Factors [video]
• CK-12: Principles of Ecology [Article] [Images] [Video]

Abiotic Factors:

• *Britannica Schools: Abiotic Environment [article] [image]
• YouTube: Abiotic and Biotic Factors [video]
• CK-12: Principles of Ecology [Article] [Images] [Video]

Limiting Factors:

• *Britannica Schools: Population (scroll down for Limiting Factors Control Population) [article]
• New Hampshire Public Television: Limiting Factors [Article] [Images]
• CK-12: Limiting Factors to Population Growth [article] [chart] [video]

Deforestation:

• *Britannica Schools: Deforestation [article] [video] [images]
• NASA Earth Observatory: Tropical Deforestation [article] [charts] [images]
• World Wildlife Federation: Deforestation [article] [video] [charts]
• Newsela: To save the Amazon, we must protect the water and the trees, scientists say [article]

Pollution:

• *Britannica Schools: Plants: Pollution [article] [images]
• *ScienceFlix: Environmental Diversity [article]
• World Wildlife Federation: Impact of Pollution on Species [article]
• Newsela: Many national parks are under threat of pollution, mining and oil drilling [article]

Impacts:

• *Britannica Schools: Human Impact on the Environment [article] [video] [images]
• Newsela: A sardine fisherman comes up empty [article]
• Newsela: Ocean unable to feed sea lion pups, who are washing up on beaches [article]
• Newsela: Poison threatens crabs and fishermen who make money selling them [article]

Plant Disease:

• *Britannic Schools: Diseases of Plants [article] [images]
• *Explora: Diseases of Plants [article]

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