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Chapter 3: Communities, Biomes, and Ecosystems
Learning Objectives and Targets
NUMBER
Objective 6
6a
6b
Objective 7
7a
7b
7c
7d
Objective 8
8a
8b
8c
8d
8e
8f
OBJECTIVE AND TARGETS
Recognize the limiting factors in an ecosystem and
describe how they would affect a species.
I can define limiting factor and identify examples of
limiting factors that are biotic and abiotic.
I can define tolerance.
Sequence the stages of primary and secondary
succession.
I can define ecological succession.
I can identify examples of primary succession.
I can identify examples of secondary succession.
I can define pioneer species.
Distinguish between major land biomes based on
climate, biotic factors, and location.
I can define climate.
I can name the two components of climate.
I can describe how altitude and latitude affect climate.
I can name the eleven biomes and locate them on a world
map.
I can identify plants found in each biome.
I can identify animals found in each biome.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Glencoe 3.1 pp 60-61
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Crash movie
Tolerance book questions
Glencoe 3.1 pp 62-64
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Ecological succession wkst
Succession foldable
Glencoe 3.2 pp 65-73
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Grasslands activity
The Serengeti shuffle
PE: Pole to Pole movie
Climatogram lab
Biome book questions