Biotic and Abiotic Connections

In this interactive simulation, students explore the concept of carrying capacity by modeling changes in a deer population over 20 years. Using dice rolls and ecological scenarios, students apply

During the implementation of this lesson, students will have a great understanding of how we (humans) impact the world around us. Students will be able to understand how changes in an ecosystem's

In this interdisciplinary project, 4th and 6th-grade students will work together to explore the Arizona state standards for science. The focus will be on the impact of human activities on the

In this lesson students use a picture book to look for cause and effect relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystems using systems thinking strategies. Students create a

This is the 1st lesson in a series of 4 covering the rainforest. As a class, we research the abiotic and biotic factors of the whole rainforest. Students jigsaw and research the abiotic and biotic