Lesson 25 of 84 · Ecosystems
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleEndangered Species and Conservation
Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Endangered species are at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, pollution, hunting, or climate change. Conservation efforts work to protect these species and their habitats.
Key Words
- natural selection
- evolution
- adaptation
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Design a controlled experiment: grow plants under different light conditions (full sun, partial shade, no light). Water equally and measure growth daily for one week.
Look for patterns in your observations.
Make a graph or chart showing your results.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which part of a plant captures sunlight?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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