Microclimate in the schoolyard
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/prairies68.html
A lesson plan for Grade 6 Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 6
- Subjects
- science (environmental science)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn about the characteristics of prairie habitats. Students will examine the microclimate-climatic conditions in a relatively small area in their schoolyard and compare these conditions to those of prairie communities. They will then determine how their own ecosystem compares with and differs from prairie ecosystems.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
- Objective 1.02: Develop appropriate experimental procedures for:
- Given questions.
- Student generated questions.
- Objective 1.06: Use mathematics to gather, organize, and present quantitative data resulting from scientific investigations:
- Measurement.
- Analysis of data.
- Graphing.
- Prediction models.
- Objective 1.02: Develop appropriate experimental procedures for:
- Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations and use technologies and information systems to build an understanding of population dynamics.
- Objective 7.02: Investigate factors that determine the growth and survival of organisms including:
- Light.
- Temperature range.
- Mineral availability.
- Soil/rock type.
- Water.
- Energy.
- Objective 7.03: Explain how changes in habitat may affect organisms.
- Objective 7.02: Investigate factors that determine the growth and survival of organisms including:
