Lesson summary
This activity is a quick introduction to ecosystems through the use of a word association game called ‘Mind-Meld’.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- expand their subject-specific vocabulary and develop an understanding of an ecosystem’s components.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Year 9 Science
- Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176)
Year 10 Science
- Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (ACSHE191)
Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-12ES, SC5-14LW.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Low
Time needed: 20 minutes.
Resources required
- Mind-Meld Student Worksheet, paper, pens (if available, mini-white boards)
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