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Students first consider that there is a finite amount of matter on Earth and that life here is dependent on the continuous recycling and reuse of nutrients found in the planet’s air, water, and soil. Students then focus on how water is cycled within the environment. Students are introduced to the hydrologic cycle and then participate in an investigation related to transpiration. While it is recommended that the investigation in step 3 be completed outdoors, it may alternatively be completed indoors. An extension lesson, Water Wonders (found on the MEECS Ecosystems & Biodiversity CD) is provided as an additional resource for further exploring the water cycle.

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Students answer the essential questions: How is water recycled and reused in the environment? What is the importance of the water cycle to life on Earth?

title "Ecosystems and Biodiversity Lesson 3 : Ecosystems" 2024 by Michigan Geographic Alliance
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3A : Nature's Recycling!

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3B : Photosynthesis and the Carbon Cycle

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3C : Decomposition

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Ecosystems and Biodiversity Lesson 3 : Ecosystems

Created Feb. 5, 2024 by Michigan Geographic Alliance

Nature’s Recycling!

Part A: The Water Cycle

Subject:: Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

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Geographic Alliance, Michigan. "Ecosystems and Biodiversity Lesson 3 : Ecosystems". OER Commons. Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, 18 Feb. 2020. Web. 19 May 2024. <https://goopenmichigan.org/authoring/374-ecosystems-and-biodiversity-lesson-3-ecosystems>.

Geographic Alliance, M. (2020, February 18). Ecosystems and Biodiversity Lesson 3 : Ecosystems. OER Commons. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://goopenmichigan.org/authoring/374-ecosystems-and-biodiversity-lesson-3-ecosystems.

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Updated Apr 29, 2020 by Michigan Geographic Alliance

Created Feb 18, 2020 by Michigan Geographic Alliance

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