A World Tour

Standard Rating Guide
  • References: the lesson only references the standard
  • Part: the lesson teaches part of the lesson
  • Assesses: the lesson teaches the standard thoroughly so that the standard can be assessed

Activity Description

Abstract: 1. Students compare and contrast characteristics of different ecosystems. 2. Using photographs and reference materials, students in small groups will recognize that the nonliving components of an ecosystem affect the characteristics of the living things in that ecosystem. 3. Students identify and connect nonliving and living components of different ecosystems.

Curriculum Book: Alaska's Ecology
Page number: 155

Age Groups

4th grade - 10th Grade

Educational Standards

   Science C-3   References
   Geography C-1   Part
   Geography C-3   References

Educational Topics

   Habitat
   Interdependence