7th Grade: Resource Availability

Students will create a model to best describe different scientific claims about ecosystems and available resources.

By Amplify Classroom

7th Grade

Science

Today’s Goals • Model how organisms’ populations can increase based on the resources they have available. • Model how organisms’ populations can decrease based on the resources they have available. • Language Goal: Students will speak to develop a model for their group. (Speaking) Duration • This Bite Sized Science Moment takes about 15–20 minutes and can be used in or outside of a Science block. It is designed to be flexibly implemented in your day! Standards • Next Generation Science Standards: MS-LS2-1, LS2.A, SEP-2, CCC-2 • Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: SC.7.L.17.3 See At a Glance for Materials, Prep Checklist, and Lesson Preview.