Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Mountains

"Mountains" segment from Planet Earth, BBC, David Attenborough
Mountains by Seymour Simon

Discussion:
Animal and plant adaptations in mountains

Activity:
Add "mountains" to the ecosystems comparison chart.
Color in mountainland areas on blank map.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Chapparal

The Chapparal: Life on the Scrubby Coast by Salvatore Tocci

Discussion:
Technical definition of "chapparal"
Animal and plant adaptations in chapparal

Activity:
Add "chapparal" to the ecosystems comparison chart.
Color in chapparal areas on blank map.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Temperate Forests

"Forests" segment from Planet Earth, BBC, David Attenborough
Forests by Andy Owen and Miranda Ashwell

Discussion:
Technical definition of "temperate forest"
Animal and plant adaptations in temperate forests

Activity:
Add "temperate forests" to the ecosystems comparison chart.
Color in temperate forest areas on blank map.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Grasslands

"Great Plains" segment from Planet Earth, BBC, David Attenborough
Grasslands by Darlene R. Still

Discussion:
Technical definition of "grassland"
Animal and plant adaptations in grasslands

Activity:
Add "grassland" to the ecosystems comparison chart.
Color in grassland areas on blank map.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Wetlands

Wetlands by Darlene R. Still

Discussion:
Technical definition of "wetland"
Animal and plant adaptations in wetlands

Activity:
Add "wetlands" to ecosystem comparison chart.
Color in wetland areas on blank map.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Rain Forest

"Jungle" segment from Planet Earth, BBC, David Attenborough
Tropical Rain Forests by Darlene R. Still

Discussion:
Technical definition of "rain forest"
Animal and plant adaptations in rain forests

Activity:
Add "rain forest" to the ecosystems comparison chart.
Color in rain forest areas on blank map.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Deserts

"Deserts" segment from Planet Earth, BBC, David Attenborough
Deserts by Darlene R. Still

Vocabulary Added:
desert: wasteland (Latin)

Discussion:
Technical definition of "desert"
Animal and plant adaptations in deserts

Activity:
Create an ecosystem comparison chart. Add "desert", listing plants and animals and their taxonomic groups.
Use this blank map of the world to color in where the deserts are.

Animals and Plants - Ecosystems - Overview

Secrets of Habitats by Andrew Solway
Plants and Plant Life, vol. Plant Ecology by Michael Allaby

Vocabulary Added:
ecosystem: environment-system

Discussion:
Types of ecosystems
Co-evolution of animals and plants

Activity:
Compare and contrast ecosystems of friends and family - how is life different in each place because of the ecosystem?