1st+Trimester


 * Ecosystems**

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Essential Questions:
 * What is a system?
 * What do living things need to survive?
 * What determines the health of an ecosystem?
 * How does energy move in a living system?
 * What are the components of an ecosystem?

Biomes: Big Ideas
 * The scientific method is the process by which scientists hypothesize, collect evidence and draw conclusions.
 * Climate and geography are major factors in determining the overall ecosystem of an area.
 * Biomes are mainly determined by the average temperatures and precipitation in an area.
 * There are six major terrestrial biomes: desert, grassland, tundra, taiga, deciduous forest and rainforest.
 * The major aquatic ecosystems are either marine, freshwater or estuarine.

Vocabulary

**Land** Desert Grassland Savannah Prairie Deciduous Forest Boreal Forest Tundra Alpine **Water** Freshwater ecosystems Streams and Rivers Ponds and Lakes Saltwater ecosystems Estuary Open Ocean Intertidal Zone Neritic Zone Biosphere Climate

Sunday Morning Painting for HW 8/25