An ecosystem is a group of species that live together with non-living things. It includes all the living things such as plants, animals, microbes, etc., interacting with abiotic factors such as heat, light, water, food etc.
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World Biomes
This interactive module explores biomes, climate, biodiversity, and human impacts around the globe and at different times.
BiomeViewer Fillable Worksheet
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The Great Graph Match
Geo Grapher, an Earth Scientist, has misplaced her notes. Unfortunately, she was in the middle of a very important task. She was analyzing climographs showing temperature and precipitation over time in different cities and trying to match them up to the correct biome where they would be located. Your mission is to help her determine in which biomes the cities are located.
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To Plant or Not to Plant
To plant or not to plant? That is the question! Bill Botanist has just received a collection of plant specimens in the mail. It is urgent that the specimens be planted as soon as possible because the world is counting on the oxygen that they will provide. Travel with Bill on an expedition to each of the world's biomes to help him study his specimens. Your mission is to get each plant specimen planted in the best possible biome.
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Carrying Capacity
To study and further understand what factors affect a population and how these factors can be adjusted to maintain sustainable life, we will use the SEPUP Fishery Simulation. By changing the variables within each stage of the simulation, you can determine how the population can be sustainable and how humans can change or affect the environment.
Carrying Capacity Worksheet
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Mission: Biomes
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world? What would the weather be like? What kinds of animals would you see? Which plants live there? While investigating these questions, you are learning about biomes. A biome is a community of plants and animals living together in a certain kind of climate.
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Explore Biomes in
Virtual Reality 
While it is fun to visit and explore each biome in person, it is not likely that you can get to all of them. So we are creating 360 tours of the different biomes that you can use to explore and learn about each biome. It is like having your own private window looking into these amazing places.
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Building Food Chains and Food Webs
By exploring food chains and food webs, you will discover how energy is transferred from one organism to another. All living things are connected.
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Energy Transfer
Some of the most important interactions among species in an ecosystem community involve feeding. Utilize this virtual lab to determine how energy flows through systems.
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Workbooks for the Unit
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Reading with discussion questions: Cycling of Matter and the Flow of Energy
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Reading with discussion questions: Analyzing and Interpreting Food Webs
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Reading with discussion questions: What's Eating You?
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