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Ecosystems LIVE Episode 2 – Graphic Organizer – Human Impacts on Insects

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  • Middle School
  • Upper Elementary
  • Less than 30 minutes
  • Insects
  • Agriculture
  • Bees
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem
  • Human Impacts
  • Lawn Mowing
  • Pollinators
  • Research
A pdf preview of the graphic organizer for episode 2 of Ecosystems LIVE
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Use this graphic organizer to guide students through Episode 2 of Ecosystems LIVE. Topics include biotic and abiotic factors that affect insects and arachnids in their ecosystems, the benefits insects and arachnids provide including pollination, and a related research study on bees in residential yards.

The graphic organizer PDF includes both a color and a grayscale version.

Ecosystems LIVE Episode 2 – Graphic Organizer – Human Impacts on Insects

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  • abiotic

    (ā bī ä tik): Not involving or produced by organisms.

  • abundance

    (ə bən dənt(s)): A large quantity; plenty.

  • biodiversity

    (bī ō dǝ vǝr sǝ tē ): Biological variety in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals.

  • biotic

    (bī ä tik): Of, relating to, or caused by living organisms.

  • ecosystem

    (ē kō sis tǝm): A system made up of an ecological community of living things interacting with their environment especially under natural conditions.

  • pollination

    (pä lə nā shən): The transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil of a flower or from a male cone to a female cone.

Standards addressed in this Activity:

Next Generation Science Standards

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a set of K-12 science education standards emphasizing inquiry-based learning, real-world applications, and integrating engineering practices, aiming to deepen understanding of science while promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • ESS3.C-M1
    Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) for different living things.
  • LS2.A-M1
    Organisms, and populations of organisms, are dependent on their environmental interactions both with other living things and with nonliving factors.
  • LS2.A-M4
    Similarly, predatory interactions may reduce the number of organisms or eliminate whole populations of organisms. Mutually beneficial interactions, in contrast, may become so interdependent that each organism requires the other for survival. Although the species involved in these competitive, predatory, and mutually beneficial interactions vary across ecosystems, the patterns of interactions of organisms with their environments, both living and nonliving, are shared.
  • LS2.C-M1
    Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations.

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Social Studies Standards are educational guidelines outlining the essential knowledge, skills, and concepts students should learn in subjects such as history, geography, civics, and economics, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of societal structures, historical events, and global perspectives.
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