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Changes in Ecosystems and Biomes Activity - Natural Disaster Research Project

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6 student pages, 1 Google Slide research page with links, all fully editable
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Wonderful resource! This was a great resource that extended my students' thinking and made planning easy! Thanks for the great resource!
I loved that it came with all the links necessary for student research. They liked being able to choose which natural disaster to explore the effects on their ecosystem.
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Description

This environmental changes science writing project will engage your students as they choose from five natural disasters to research! Keep your upper elementary writing students organized with printable graphic organizers that guide them to write detailed paragraphs describing environmental changes caused by a disaster. Students will illustrate the ecosystem before and after the natural disaster occurred using the printable final project pages.

This no-prep, Common Core Aligned, cross-curricular project is perfect for engaging your students in learning more about how natural disasters affect ecosystems.

Students will need access to Google Slides and YouTube to use the links provided in this resource. All videos are linked directly to YouTube.

This Project Includes:

Google Slide with a compiled list of specific resources including news articles, videos, and more

↠ Research graphic organizer with specific questions related to the effects of natural disasters on ecosystems, abiotic factors, biotic factors, and ecosystem identification

Before and after final product pages with space for student art and descriptive paragraphs

Student checklist and rubric

This is a non-editable PDF resource.

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Intimidated by completing research with your students? This project is the perfect place to start. With suggested research links and a graphic organizer that guides students through the planning process, research is a breeze.

If your students struggle with writing or you don't want to complete a full essay, the provided template is the perfect way to break down writing into manageable chunks.

TEACHERS LOVE IT BECAUSE:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wonderful resource! This was a great resource that extended my students' thinking and made planning easy! Thanks for the great resource!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I loved that it came with all the links necessary for student research. They liked being able to choose which natural disaster to explore the effects on their ecosystem."

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Total Pages
6 student pages, 1 Google Slide research page with links, all fully editable
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
2 days
Last updated Mar 30th, 2022
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Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

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