Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, & Dynamics Grades 3-5 Unit Bundle

Help students explore the natural world around them with engaging, hands-on, project-based activities! This unit includes a 15-day plan, a checkpoint, activities, labs, rubrics, and game creation. It’s a true real-world exploration of ecosystems and natural disasters through the application of computational and critical thinking skills. Clear directions for both students and the teacher accompanied by daily plans make this unit ready-to-teach with little to no preparation!

Guide your students in addressing questions about the natural and material world. Explore these connections in more depth, examine how forces interact with and disrupt nature, and demonstrate the interconnection of organisms in an ecosystem. Students will love exploring these real-world concepts through these fun activities, and won’t even realize how much they’re learning!

Here’s what you’ll get:

15-days of lessons and activities
Teacher background research and notes
Discussion questions
Video resources
Learning checkpoint/Assessment
Rubrics
Student activities
Student response sheets
Digital activities: Google Slides and Flip (Flipgrid)
Answer keys
ELA, Art, & Social Studies integration
Your students will apply real-world situations to the ecosystems they study. They will be engaged and eager to apply these concepts in a gaming scenario as they show off their problem-solving skills.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging class!

Grade Levels: 3rd – 5th
Subjects:  Earth Sciences
Resource Type: Activities, Assessment, Lesson
Total Pages: 21 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: 3 Weeks