Grade 6: Pollinating the Desert

Big Questions: How can an environment be altered to maintain biodiversity of an ecosystem?

Small Question: How can we attract and support diverse populations of native pollinators?

Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to analyze a desert ecosystem, construct an evidence-based argument explaining how changes to physical or biological components affect populations, and design a small-scale solution to enhance biodiversity in a desert environment.

Materials: Water bottles and sunscreen, digital camera or smartphones (optional)
JTREE will provide remaining materials.

Vocabulary: 
Desertification, Biodiversity,Adaptation, Interdependence, Invasive Species
Sustainability, Water Scarcity, Restoration

MS-LS2-4 Ecosystems: Interactions,Energy, and Dynamics
Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

MS-LS2-5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.*

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