Ecosystem Structures Project-Based Learning Activity | Environmental Science | Grades 9–12

Ecosystem Structures Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for high school Environmental Science (grades 9–12) on Ecosystem Structures.

Pairs with: Ecosystem Structures Slide Show Presentation; Ecosystem Structures Guided Notes; Ecosystem Structures Lesson Quiz; Ecosystem Structures Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

Sections: Environmental Science Project Based Learning • Chapter 05; Project Station #1; Technical Vocabulary Matching; Learning Objective & STEM Challenge Target; Investigation Protocol & Directions; Station 1: Technical Vocabulary Term Cards (cut Out); Term #1; STEM Vocabulary. Sample item: “What specialized root adaptation allows Red Mangroves to anchor in unstable tidal mud and dissipate hurricane waves?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 30 slides); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-LS2-1 — Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales. HS-LS2-2 — Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for high school Environmental Science, grades 9–12.

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