Resource Availability

Why is biodiversity important?
What can cause an ecosystem to change?
How do humans impact ecosystems and what are the consequences (long and short term)?
How do we know if a solution is working or not?
How can I use a CER structure to make a convincing argument?
How do I identify and describe a cause-and-effect relationship?
Essential Questions

To better understand Resource Availability

In many ways, life on earth is about competition. Resource availability determines how long a species will last, how long its ecosystem can endure, and how long we can live in a given place..

No man, plant, or animal is an island

Each species is uniquely suited to its environment, and within that environment are several other species, thus we are all interconnected in some way..

Priority Standards & Supporting Standards

LS2-2: Ecosystem Interactions Explanation

LS2-5: Ecosystem Services

LS2-1: Effects of Resource Availability

Priority SEPs and Supporting SEPs

Construct an explanation (EVI)

Evaluate competing design solutions (EVI)
Analyze and interpret data (INV)

Priority CCCs and Supporting CCCs

Patterns: Cause and effect

Resource Availability

Why is biodiversity important?

What can cause an ecosystem to change?

How do humans impact ecosystems and what are the consequences (long and short term)?

How do we know if a solution is working or not?

How can I use a CER structure to make a convincing argument?

How do I identify and describe a cause-and-effect relationship?

Essential Questions

Resource Availability

No man, plant, or animal is an island

Mr. Hickson