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Provided by: EPA |Published on: September 22, 2021

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Synopsis

In this activity, students will cut and paste ecosystem services descriptions into the correct blank spaces on an ecosystem template.
The activity includes seven different ecosystem templates.

Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: EPA

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This activity hands-on and engaging way of getting students to appreciate ecosystems and their services.

Prerequisites

Students can work in groups or pairs.
Each group will require printouts of the templates, crayons, scissors, and glue.

Differentiation & Implementation

Teachers could make larger printouts of the finished work to display during an open day activity.
Students could create presentations about the ecosystem they worked on.
Other resources on this topic include this activity on assessing ecosystem services on school grounds and these games and activities that teach students about the environment.

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