In this activity, students will explore ecosystems through the lens of the early San Antonio River Valley. They will then create their own self-sustaining ecosystems by planting two seeds to model how ecosystems sustain themselves.
Introduction
Science TEKs and Objectives
4.12(A), 4.12(B), 5.12(A), 6.12(A), 7.12(B)
Students will be able to…
Identify the components of an ecosystem.
Explain how ecosystems sustain themselves through nutrient cycling and energy flow.
Outline how nutrients cycle and how energy flows in an ecosystem.
Materials
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