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Biodiversity

Grade 545 min

Learning Objective

I can explain what biodiversity means and why it is important for our planet.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff

TED-Ed

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

“Explain what biodiversity is in your own words. Why is biodiversity important for the health of our planet? Imagine a forest with many different types of trees, insects, birds, and mammals. How does this biodiversity help the forest survive if there is a disease that kills one type of tree? ”

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