Grade 6

Instincts for Survival - Grade 6


Overall goal:

Through discussion of biodiversity and playing the role of a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore in a specific habitat, students will gain a better understanding of the importance of biodiversity and human impacts.

Curriculum connection:

Science and Technology - Understanding Life Systems - Biodiversity

Overall expectations:
1.  assess human impacts on biodiversity, and identify ways of preserving biodiversity;

2.  investigate the characteristics of living things, and classify diverse organisms according to specific characteristic;.

3.  demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems, and it benefits to humans.