Exploring Ecosystems

Science, Grade 3

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© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4322 Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. Exploring Ecosystems What is an Ecosystem? Everything in nature is connected. An ecosystem is made of all living and nonliving things in an environment that interact with each other. An ecosystem may be as large as a pond or as small as the area under a log in the forest. tiny organisms algae oxy gen fish aquatic plants c a r b o n d io xid e Living and nonliving things interact and depend on each other. plants - living animals - living soil - nonliving
© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4322 Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. Pause & Review Name some of the living and non-living things you see in this pond ecosystem. Exploring Ecosystems What are some ecosystems that you have been to? Describe one. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Living things ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Nonliving things ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________