Ecosystems and Habitats

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of the biotic and abiotic interactions of ecosystems
• Show knowledge and understanding of some major world ecosystems
• Show knowledge and understanding of how and why a habitat investigation is carried out

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Ecosystems and Habitats

• Introduction
• Populations
• Stress within Habitats
• Biotic Factors
• Abiotic Factors
• Measuring Biotic Material
• Measuring Abiotic Material
• Microhabitats
• Biomes
• The Biosphere
• Tropical Rainforests
• Arctic Tundra
• Taiga
• Savannah
• Summary

Activity - Investigating Habitats

• Students will use an interactive application to explore methods of measuring the biotic and abiotic features of habitats. They will also determine how a change in a habitat population could affect other species populations.