Ecosystems and Biomes Reading Passages Food Chains Photosynthesis

Make teaching about ecosystems and biomes fun with this complete unit! With this BEST SELLER, your students will learn all about the different types of ecosystems, biomes, food chains, photosynthesis, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and how they interact with each other.

This engaging unit includes information about different types of ecosystems and biomes, as well as hands-on activities that bring the topics to life. Help your students understand ecosystems and biomes in a meaningful way with this must-have unit!

A DIGITAL version of this resource is available for Google Classroom.

With Information About:

• Types of Ecosystems (Micro, Meso, Biomes)
• Biomes: Aquatic and Terrestrial
• Abiotic and Biotic
• Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores
• Natural Cycles of Earth
• The Balance of Nature
• Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
• Photosynthesis
• Animals Basic Needs
• Food Webs & Chains

With Lots of Engaging Activities:

• Tri-fold (Brochure) Organizers for INBs
• Comprehension Questions
• Flipbook (5-pages)
• Photosynthesis Sequence Activity
• Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Notebook Flaps
• Ecosystems Match-up Flaps
• Video Links shared on YouTube
• Cloze Passages
• Vocabulary Posters
• Vocabulary Flip Flaps
• Spotlight on Vocabulary
• Rainforest Food Chain Activity
• Desert Food Chain Activity
• Fact or Fiction Activities
• Teacher's Pacing Guide
• Unit Test (Easel Assessment)
• Answer Keys
• Diagrams for Photosynthesis
• Diagrams for Food Chains

Plus students will meet a famous environmentalist, John Muir

There are 4 Main Activities:

Introduce the Unit with the Anticipatory Set with T/F questions to pique students’ interest and build background knowledge.

Vocabulary:

Introduce the vocabulary words with real-life photo posters. You could post these posters around the classroom and have the students travel around to write the definitions under the flip-flaps in their notebooks. These look fantastic on a bulletin board too!

Reading – Learning Stations:

As a class, read the first few passages about ecosystems, types of ecosystems, and biomes. Then set up a learning station or science center for further learning about related topics. Have students read the passages, answer the questions, and complete the organizer/activity for each concept to reinforce learning. Students can read about a famous environmentalist, John Muir.

For Herbivores, Carnivores, & Omnivores:

✔Reading Passages

✔Tri-fold Organizers (2 pages)

✔Five Facts Webs

✔Identify & Sort Photo Activities

✔Fact or Fiction Coloring Activities

Hands-on Activities:

There are lots of activities included for partner work, fast-finishers, whole group discussion, homework, or for reviewing at the end of the unit:

✔Cloze Passages

✔Diagrams: Photosynthesis, Food Chains

✔Writing Prompt

THIS UNIT IS PART OF A SCIENCE MEGA BUNDLE

SCIENCE MEGA BUNDLE

Using my Five-Step Method below makes learning about Ecosystems meaningful and fun for students.

Part 1: Hook’em with “Fast Facts” Anticipatory Guide. Students predict the answers to guided questions at the beginning of the unit and then check-n-correct their answers after learning the information or at the end of the unit.

Part 2: Read-n-visualize with high-interest passages all about ecosystems with real-life photographs. Use these passages as a unit overview, study guides, center (station) activities, group work, or even notes for their binders or notebooks.

Part 3: Focus on Skills

Fact vs. Opinion

Making Connections

Visualizing

Compare/Contrast

Vocabulary

Supporting Details and Main Idea

Part 4: Vocabulary posters with real-life photographs on the document camera, interactive whiteboards, or perfect for bulletin board displays. You can either preserve these for another year or bind them together as a book for your classroom library.

Part 5: Show what you've learned with exit slips, comprehension questions, and engaging activities to evaluate learning. Reflections are perfect for student portfolios and Parent-Teacher Conferences.

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