For children in Grade 6 learning about Life Systems

From the Curriculum:

Students will learn that biodiversity includes diversity among individuals, species, and ecosystems. Through observations of a specific habitat and the classification of organisms, students will have a first-hand opportunity to appreciate the diversity of living things while recognizing the roles and interactions of individual species within the whole.

Big Ideas:

• Biodiversity includes diversity of individuals, species, and ecosystems.
• Classification of the components within a diverse system is a beginning point for understanding the interrelationships among the components.
• Because all living things are connected, maintaining diversity is critical to the health of the planet.
• Humans make choices that can have an impact on biodiversity.