, I used to have such a difficult time with ecological succession. It is a difficult concept to teach at a more basic level because it does require some background knowledge of ecology and critical thinking. Therefore, creating engaging, yet worthwhile activities has take me awhile. I do think that the digital aspect of these activities really enhances their usefulness in the classroom. This lesson set is really one that is great for ELL students, as there are pictures, hands on activities and a variety of way that they can engage with the material. Make sure to scroll all the way down for a video preview of the lesson. Here is a breakdown of the lesson: Title Slide Slide 1: Engagement slide- a picture of plants growing in a lava field is shown to students and they need to explain how this occurred. Student will tap in to their prior knowledge. to answer this. Slide 2: Primary Succession notes- Students are shown an diagram of the process of primary succession. Students write down observations at certain stages, and respond to questions about the diagram at others. Slide 3: Secondary Succession notes- Students are shown an diagram of the process of secondary succession. Students write down observations at certain stages, and respond to questions about the diagram at others. Slide 4: Succession vocab- Students are given a link and asked to scroll down to the section that says "succession vocabulary". Students click "play" and match the pictures, description and words together. Students then record the definitions on the slide. Slide 5: Primary succession timeline drag and drop- Students are given 4 images, 4 descriptions and 4 locations on the timeline. They then must drag both the correct picture and description in the correct location. Slide 6: Secondary succession timeline drag and drop- Students are given 4 images, 4 descriptions and 4 locations on the timeline. They then must drag both the correct picture and description in the correct location. Slide 7: Pond Succession- Succession does not only occur on land. Using this link ,students scroll down to the "pond succession" activity. Students must place the images showing the pond succession in the correct order. Once they have checked their answers. students will record descriptions of each stage on the slide. Slide 8: Succession CER- Students will use fill in the blank sentences and sentence stems to respond to a question concerning the order of ecological succession on an island off of Iceland. Students must use their analysis skills to reconstruct the correct order. Slide 9-34: Ecological Succession Game- Student pick a 1 out of the 4 possible species to represent them and using a dice roll, move through different events that can either move ecological succession forward or hinder it. The goal of the game it to get as many points as possible. The higher the score, the further along in ecological succession the plant becomes. Even though this game can be played individually, students can also compare scores at the end. This is a great discussion jumping off point. Students record their progress in table as they go and then answer analysis questions at the end. The slides are linked so that when the student rolls the die and lands on a number, they simply have to click on that number and it takes them automatically to the next event on a different slide. This is a fun way for students to truly understand some of the biotic and abiotic factors that influence succession. Interested in this lesson? Check out my TpT store.
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