Exploring Ecosystems by Tanesha Gaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i “Explore ecosystems through videos, images, articles, and interactive activities. Click each item to learn more!” en-us 2025-08-01 22:38:06 UTC 2025-08-01 23:08:57 UTC hello@padlet.com What are Ecosystems? taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533944394 An engaging kid-friendly video that introduces ecosystems using the Amazon rainforest example and explains living and non-living components in simple terms.


]]> 2025-08-01 22:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533944394 Ecosystems for Kids! taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533944722 A lively explanation of how organisms interact with their environment, the concept of food webs, and ecosystem balance. Includes discussion prompts.

]]> 2025-08-01 22:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533944722 National Geographic Education: Ecosystem taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533944920 Defines ecosystems, explores biotic and abiotic factors, and shows how components interconnect.

]]> 2025-08-01 22:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533944920 Khan Academy: What is an Ecosystem? taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533945186 Khan Academy: What is an Ecosystem?
A straightforward foundation article covering the definition, examples, and ecosystem roles.

]]> 2025-08-01 22:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533945186 The water cycle taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533945496 Visual infographics illustrating ecosystem types, services, and relationships between organisms and their environment.

]]> 2025-08-01 22:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533945496 Earth Day taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946037 Visual infographics illustrating ecosystem types, services, and relationships between organisms and their environment.

]]> 2025-08-01 22:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946037 Student Tasks or Questions taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946174

  1. What role do producers, consumers, and decomposers play in your ecosystem?


]]> 2025-08-01 22:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946174 Student Tasks or Questions taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946426 Choose a keystone species. How would the ecosystem change if it disappeared?


]]> 2025-08-01 22:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946426 Fun Facts taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946820 Coral reefs are “rainforests of the sea”


]]> 2025-08-01 22:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533946820 Did You Know? taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533947137 Half of the world’s species live in tropical rainforests

]]> 2025-08-01 23:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533947137 Interactive Simulation Suggestion taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533947459 PhET Energy Forms & Ecosystems: let students manipulate variables like sunlight, water, and producers to see how ecosystems respond.

]]> 2025-08-01 23:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533947459 Game Activity taneshagaines https://padlet.com/taneshagaines/1xd8it28knmavm1i/wish/3533948895 Ecosystem Role Play: assign students roles (sunlight, plants, herbivores, predators, decomposers). Act out how energy and resources flow, and what happens when one group is removed (ex. invasive species or keystone extinction).

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