Description
In this collection of lessons, students will:
-Explain how a farm is an ecosystem.
-Identify the parts of the farm ecosystem and how they interact and depend on one another.
-Identify the producers and consumers in a farm ecosystem.
-Model the movement of energy and matter within a farm ecosystem.
-Learn how changes affect the farm ecosystem and the availability of food.
-Identify the natural resources in a farm ecosystem and ways to protect them.
-Explain how Kentucky’s natural resources, topography, and climate impacted human settlement and agricultural products.
-Identify regions in Kentucky that provide farmers a comparative advantage and encourage specialization.
-Understand the size of their ecosystem.
A copy of the book will come with organism cards to build food webs. A link to the presentations and additional items can be found at https://www.teachkyag.org/farmecosystem.