Ecosystems and Biomes Research Project - Vocabulary Activities and Word Wall

This Ecosystems Science Bundle includes the Ecosystems/Animal Research Project, Ecosystems vocabulary mat and study slips, ecosystems word wall, and self-checking, web-based ecosystems Boom Cards hosted at Boom Learning. Check out each products' preview to learn more about what's included and find the list of vocabulary these resources target below. NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE SLIDES FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM VERSION OF ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PROJECT!

> > > ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Take your Ecosystems and Biomes Unit to the next level with an Animal Research Project that can incorporate Project Based Learning! The research graphic organizers provide students with lots of opportunities to illustrate and create diagrams, as well as record factual information and details about habitats, ecosystems, organisms, and a chosen animal. With the support of the Ecosystems research graphic organizers, your students will be ready to create a mobile museum that includes a research paper, slideshow presentation, 2D or 3D model of their organism, and/or a mural/backdrop of their ecosystem.

All Vocabulary Resources Include the Following Terms: producer, consumer, decomposer, ecosystem, organism, habitat, community, population, species, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, food chain, food web, energy pyramid, niche, predator, prey, biome, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, rainforest, pond, lake, estuary, wetland, swamp, riparian marsh, temperate ocean, tropical ocean, salt marsh, grassland, ecosystem, aquatic, terrestrial, mangrove forest

> > > ECOSYSTEMS and BIOMES VOCABULARY MATS & STUDY SLIPS

With Vocabulary Match Up Mats, students have a mat of Ecosystems, Organisms, Biomes, and Environments vocabulary words and a set of definitions. Students leave the vocabulary word mat intact and cut apart the definitions. Study slips provide students with the term, definition, and a related image. Includes:

✔ Ecosystems, Organisms, Biomes, and Environments Vocabulary Mat (36 terms, two mats)

✔ Ecosystems, Organisms, Biomes, and Environments Study Slips

✔ Suggested Games and Game Boards

✔ Directions for Preparing Vocabulary Mats and Study Slips

✔ Multiple Choice Quizzes

✔ Fill-in-the-Blank Quizzes

> > > ECOSYSTEMS and BIOMES WORD WALL includes:

✔ Rationale explaining the need and process for vocabulary instruction

✔ 4 pages of suggested activities to allow you to do more than just post your word wall cards on the wall

✔ Reduced versions of the word wall cards to make them easy to use for student activities

✔ 35 word wall cards

> > > ECOSYSTEMS and BIOMES VOCABULARY BOOM CARDS

Hosted at Boom Learning℠ and compatible with Google Classroom, these Ecosystems Vocabulary Boom Cards are a fun, digital, self-checking way to help students practice vocabulary words! With these Ecosystems Vocabulary Boom Cards, students match an Ecosystems, Organisms, or Biome definition to the vocabulary term with six possible image choices.

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