Activity 2: Ecosystem

 Discuss in your group the following terms below. Then present in the class your own interpretation by role playing,
dramatizing, etc.
o Ecosystem
o Food chains
o Food web
o Energy Flow
o Nutrient Cycle (only 1 group will discuss below)
 Carbon Cycle – Group 1
 Nitrogen Cycle – Group 2
 Oxygen Cycle – Group 3
 Phosphorus Cycle – Group 4
 Sulfur Cycle – Group 5
o Biodiversity
o Ecosystem Services (give at least 3 examples in each services)
 Provisioning Services
 Regulating Services
 Habitat Services
 Cultural Services
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Activity 2: Ecosystem
 Discuss in your group the following terms below. Then present in the class your own interpretation by role playing,
dramatizing, etc.
o Ecosystem
o Food chains
o Food web
o Energy Flow
o Nutrient Cycle (only 1 group will discuss below)
 Carbon Cycle – Group 1
 Nitrogen Cycle – Group 2
 Oxygen Cycle – Group 3
 Phosphorus Cycle – Group 4
 Sulfur Cycle – Group 5
o Biodiversity
o Ecosystem Services (give at least 3 examples in each services)
 Provisioning Services
 Regulating Services
 Habitat Services
 Cultural Services

Activity 2: Ecosystem
 Discuss in your group the following terms below. Then present in the class your own interpretation by role playing,
dramatizing, etc.
o Ecosystem
o Food chains
o Food web
o Energy Flow
o Nutrient Cycle (only 1 group will discuss below)
 Carbon Cycle – Group 1
 Nitrogen Cycle – Group 2
 Oxygen Cycle – Group 3
 Phosphorus Cycle – Group 4
 Sulfur Cycle – Group 5
o Biodiversity
o Ecosystem Services (give at least 3 examples in each services)
 Provisioning Services
 Regulating Services
 Habitat Services
 Cultural Services