Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Value

Use the mangrove sheet to practice sorting parts of an ecosystem, then the wetland and services sheets for evidence based claims. The wetland in the data sheet is made up as a model.

Compare two town plans by ecosystem services like pollination and clean water. The directions on the page read: Read the text and the two plans. Then go on to page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade ecosystems, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

The wetland sheet traces a road that splits habitat, a nonnative reed and a drought. Students link each event to a drop in species counts.

They are benefits that ecosystems give people, such as pollination, clean water, healthy soil and medicines.

The fact file describes salt tolerant trees with prop roots, along with consumers and decomposers. Students sort what they read into an organizer.