Curated OER
Who Lives in the Water? Stream Side Science
Andree Walker thought of everything when he wrote this resource. It includes a detailed list of materials and background information links for the teacher. In addition, it has procedures, a macroinvertebrate identification key, and tally...
Curated OER
That's Predictable - Stream Side Science
Research the impact that changes in biotic or abiotic factors might have on an ecosystem. Debate for or against the changes and take action in the community. This resource ideally follows stream studies that young ecologists may have...
Curated OER
Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Middle schoolers differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors in this science lesson plan. Learners collect data for the experiment and analyze the data after graphing it using the CBL 2. This experiment is split into two different...
Curated OER
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
In this biotic and abiotic factors learning exercise, students complete 20 various types of questions related to biotic and abiotic factors. First, they write the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence. Then, students state an...
Curated OER
Critters in Your Own Backyard
Pupils identify various animals and their habitats, as well as their specific traits In this animal habitat lesson, students list animals they've seen in their backyard. Pupils select one animal and do research. Students then answer 9...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating the Long Meadow Lake Unit of Valley Nat'l Wildlife Refuge
This is a field investigation at the Bass Ponds Trailhead area in the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge in which middle schoolers will collect data in the field and samples to test back in the classroom. Students will try to elicit the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Ecology: Abiotic Factor
Explains what an abiotic factor is, and discusses each of six types and their roles in ecosystems and habitats. (Published: July 31, 2010)
Other
University of the Western Cape: Department of Biodiversity: Abiotic Components
The Department of Biodiversity at UWC presents the impact different abiotic components on plants and animals. Some factors are light, temperature, and wind.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Ocean Abiotic Factors
After looking at examples of biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems, students focus on abiotic factors in marine ecosystems, the physical processes that are involved, and the impact human activities can have on these. Includes handouts...
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Diving the Depths of Underwater Life
A tutorial that explores how and why the distribution of aquatic life is affected by abiotic factors, such as light, temperature, and salinity.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Fast Can a Carrot Rot?
Students conduct experiments to determine what environmental factors favor decomposition by soil microbes. They use chunks of carrots for the materials to be decomposed, and their experiments are carried out in plastic bags filled with...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Abiotic and Biotic Factors in an Ecosystem
Do you know the difference between abiotic and biotic factors? This tutorial explores both these factors and their importance in the ecosystem.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Competition of Abiotic and Biotic Factors
This tutorial explores abiotic and biotic factors with videos and interactive activities.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Survival of a Species
Given scenarios, illustrations or descriptions, the student will describe how long-term survival of species is dependent on changing resource bases that are limited.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Biotic vs. Abiotic
This NY Regents prep site provides a nice overview of what abiotic and biotic factors of an ecosystem are, as well as a brief description of carrying capacity.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ls3 2: Environmental Influence on Traits
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-LS3-2: environmental influence on traits.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Ecology Vocabulary
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary used in studying ecology.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Healthy Waters
By the end of this lesson, young scholars will understand how we can use macroinvertebrates to determine the quality of water in a river or stream.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hunting Bears With a Microscope
In this study, students will use lichens and tardigrades (water bears) to investigate their use as bioindicators of key air pollutants.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Making Community Measurements: Abiotic Factors [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students explore plant communities and observe different types of soil and weather conditions in an attempt to determine cause and effect relationships. Includes discussion questions, extension activities and web...
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Concept of the Ecosystem
Lesson looks at the definition of an ecosystem, biogeochemical cycles, and factors responsible for the differences between ecosystems.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Global Patterns in Green Up and Green Down
Young scholars analyze and explore visualizations and graphs that show the annual cycle of plant growth and decline. They investigate several regions in each hemisphere that have different land cover and will match graphs that show...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Temperature and Precipitation as Limiting Factors in Ecosystems
Students correlate graphs of vegetation vigor with those of temperature and precipitation data for four diverse ecosystems, ranging from those near the equator to the poles, to determine which climatic factor is limiting growth.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Community Ecology: Self Check Quiz
Answer these five multiple-choice questions about community ecology. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.