Pre-Visit Activities : Communities and Ecosystems : Main
Third - Fifth Grade Online Curriculum : Communities

Focus Question
What makes up a South Carolina community? What makes up a South Carolina ecosystem?

Activity Synopsis
Students will be given clues on cards about biotic and abiotic factors from three ecosystems within three different regions of South Carolina; a blackwater swamp from the Coastal Plain region, a mountain stream from the Mountain region and a rocky reef from the Ocean region. They will have to use those clues to determine in which regional ecosystem they belong.

Time Frame
This activity should take approximately 30-45 minutes, depending on class size.

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