Biodiversity
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Objective
I can explain what biodiversity means and why it is important for our planet.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Define biodiversity in your own words.
Describe the three intertwined features that make up biodiversity.
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Exit ticket
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“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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