This is a powerpoint slideshare that is informative about nature's natural ecosytems. You will be able to view and visit various pictures of ecosystems. Also, you can participate over the web by going to sites where you can actively participate in activities geared towards kids learning more about ecosystems.

1. Understanding Ecosystems By Ingrid Cyriaque

3. Learning Standards for Science Standard #8 The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth’s surface

4. Objectives: Students will Explain how the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem interact Learn related vocabulary Understand the parts of an ecosystem and how positive and negative changes affect it

5. Assessing Your Prior Knowledge What do you wonder?

6. Questions to Introduce the Topic What is happening in the photo? Have you ever seen a bear? Have you ever seen a bear catch a live animal or a fish? Did the bear succeed in catching the fish and leaving with it? How does this animal depend on plants and other animals around it?

7. Vocabulary Environment Ecosystem Population Community Diversity Pollution Habitat restoration Abiotic Biotic

8. Links to Ecosystems and Activities Links to Ecosystems and Activities Right click twice on site and then left click once to open hyperlink http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwepecosystems.htm http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwepecosystems.htm http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwepecosystems.htm http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwepecosystems.htm http://www.nwf.org/Kids.aspx http://www.nwf.org/Kids.aspx http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/wildlife/index.cfm