This lesson plan is part of the DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan library for grades 6-8. It focuses on biodiversity within ecosystems and within species. Students visit a local area and collect leaves to demonstrate how diverse life can exist within a small area. Included are objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions, evaluation ideas, suggested readings, and vocabulary. There are videos available to order which complement this lesson, an audio-enhanced vocabulary list, and links to teaching tools for making custom quizzes, worksheets, puzzles and lesson plans.

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Subject keyword(s)	Astronomy, Biodiversity, Biological classification, Biology, Classifying, Earth science, Ecology, Ecology, Forestry and Agriculture, Ecosystems, Education, Geoscience, Habitat, Life Science, Life science, Observing, Plants, Science, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Scientific habits of mind, Space Science, Space sciences
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	application, text, text/html
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