Big Questions: How does a desert oasis support plants and animals? Small Question: Why is matter movement important? Objective: By the end of this 60-minute lesson, aligned with standard 5-LS2-1, students will be able to: Develop a simple model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and

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

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

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