Ecosystems Informational Report

- Grades
- Grades 7–8, Middle School
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Science
- Topic
- Ecosystems, Science Report
- Resource types
- Activities, Projects
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Ecosystem Informational Report
Support your students’ learning with this Ecosystem Report Summative Task. This resource was specifically designed for students to show what they know through a written task. This resource was crafted for your middle school science students.
What You Get:
A 5-page PDF that includes:
-- Informational Report Information Sheet
-- Graphic Organizer
-- Self-Editing Checklist
-- Bibliography Information Sheet
-- Ecosystem Report Rubric
How to Use the Ecosystem Informational Report:
Once you have completed instruction for your Ecosystems unit, you can print all the pages needed for each of your students completing this report. The information sheet and bibliography sheet will provide students with the guidance they need to complete their reports. While the report is something that will be completed independently, there are opportunities for students to engage in partner or small group discussions.
This Ecosystems Informational Report will leave your students feeling more knowledgeable about this topic!
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Organize research into an introduction, three main ideas and a conclusion
- Build an MLA bibliography of at least three sources on a chosen ecosystem
- Revise a draft using a self-editing checklist
Teaching tips
- Students need access to at least three research sources on their chosen ecosystem to complete the bibliography.
Skills covered
- Informational writing — drafting a multi-paragraph report on one ecosystem
- Citation — formatting book and internet sources in MLA style
- Self-editing — checking report format and grammar against a checklist
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Informational report
- Ecosystems
- MLA citation
- Graphic organizer
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