5.SCI.12.C
Describe a healthy ecosystem and how human activities can be beneficial or harmful to an ecosystem.
Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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healthy ecosystemecosystemhuman activities
Skills
- describe (a healthy ecosystem) #dok2
- explain (how human activities can be beneficial to an ecosystem) #dok2
- explain (how human activities can be harmful to an ecosystem) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can describe the characteristics of a healthy ecosystem. #dok2
- I can explain ways that human activities can help an ecosystem. #dok2
- I can explain ways that human activities can harm an ecosystem. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Human activities have both positive and negative impacts on the health of ecosystems.
- A healthy ecosystem can be described by the relationships and balance between its living and nonliving components.
Essential Questions
- What makes an ecosystem healthy?
- How do human activities affect the health of an ecosystem?
- In what ways can humans help maintain or improve ecosystems?
- How might some human actions harm ecosystems?
- What evidence can we use to determine if an ecosystem is healthy or threatened?