ASAP Science and Technology Exemplars - Grades 1-8 - Grade 7
Grade 7

Life Systems

Creature Feature

Description of the task:
Students are asked to consider the relocation of a species in order to repopulate a pond. They must consider all of the interactions and factors that affect the balance among the components of the pond ecosystem.

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