<aside> 💡 We are so excited to teach your student about ecosystems, populations, and biodiversity! Before we get started, here is some information about what your child is going to be doing for the week!

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Learning Goals

1. Students will be able to define the word biodiversity and understand its importance.
2. Students will grasp the basics of population ecology.
3. Students will be able to identify patterns in the human population.
4. Students will be able to define the four main parts of an ecosystem food-web.
5. Students will be able to analyze an ecosystem undergoing primary succession.

Overview

As you saw on the previous page, each day of the week has a different topic with different learning goals. We have tried to make every day different and as interactive as possible. Below is a short summary of the tasks and deliverables for each day. They should each only take 10-30 minutes, depending on the day and age of the student.

Monday: DIY Wildlife Search

• Learning about biodiversity through exploring an outdoor area near them (preferably a park, backyard area, or something similar)
• Filling out a handout with 8 different living things they found and a description of them!
• Afterwards, there will be review questions to answer!

Tuesday: Populations in Nature Story

• Reading a short illustrated story of Danny the Duck showing off his pond and the functions of different populations within it

Wednesday: World Population YouTube Video

• Watching a short video and answering review questions about the human population and how it has changed over time

Thursday: Ecosystems PBS Kids Game

• Playing a game about ecosystems and following along on our writeup to learn more about ecosystems and answer some questions

Friday: DIY Succession Comic about Mount St. Helens

• Creating an ecosystem book about the different species that reappeared after Mount St. Helens erupted

Materials Needed

All these materials are also linked in the appropriate page of the day!