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PYP: Sharing the Planet: G3

CENTRAL IDEA

Life cycles reflect how living and non-living things are interdependent.

Lines of Inquiry

Characteristics of living and non-living things (form)
Stages of life cycles (change)
Our roles in protecting life cycles and supporting ecosystems (responsibility)

LIBRARY BOOKS

Click here for the full resource list in Orbit/Oliver .

RESEARCH DATABASES

Britannica

WEBSITES

Ecosystems
Everything in the natural world is connected. An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living things that work together.

Ecosystems Overview
An overview, in a Word document, of Ecosystems that is tied in to the website above.

Biomes
What are biomes?
Biomes are regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals and plants. There are terrestrial biomes (land) and aquatic biomes, both freshwater and marine.

INFOGRAPHIC

Water Cycle
The water cycle is how water moves from the land into the atmosphere, and then back to the land and ocean. It consists of three parts: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

NEWSELA

NEWSELA: Ecosystem Articles
Collection of news articles on ecosystems and biomes.

ONLINE READING

Read Capstone Interactive Books

Capstone Interactive is available 24/7. Click on the book cover to read or listen to the book.

Read EPIC Books

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VIDEOS

SLIDESHOW

Ecosystems Explained
Outlines various ecosystems and how animals adapt to their environments.

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