SHARING THE PLANET
Central Idea: Biodiversity relies on maintaining the interdependent balance of organisms within systems.
Lines of inquiry:
Related concepts:Biodiversity, ecosystem, homeostasis, plants, conservation, organism
Learning outcomes:
- Ways in which organisms and plants are interconnected in nature.
- Ways in which ecosystems, biomes, and environments are interdependent.
- How human interaction with the environment can affect the balance of systems.
Related concepts:Biodiversity, ecosystem, homeostasis, plants, conservation, organism
Learning outcomes:
- Examine interactions between living and non-living things within and between ecosystems.(Connection - Biodiversity, ecosystem, organism )
- Recognize that solar energy sustains ecosystems through a transformation of energy (Causation - homeostasis, plants)
- Investigate the conservation of energy in ecosystems (causation , conservation)
- Evaluate on how human activities can have positive or adverse effects on local and other environments (for example, waste, agriculture, industry) (Responsibility)