Victoria Eugenia Mata López
Curso 6º PRIMARIA
TÍTULO
Ecosystems
NIVEL LINGÜÍSTICO SEGÚN MCER
A1 .3
IDIOMA
Ingles
ÁREA/ MATERIA
Conocimiento del Medio Natural, Social y Cultural
NÚCLEO TEMÁTICO
Los Ecosistemas
1- Ecosistema y componentes.
GUÍON TEMÁTICO
2- Tipos de Ecosistemas.
3- La nutrición e interacción en los ecosistemas: La cadena
alimenticia.
FORMATO
Word y PDF
CORRESPONDENCIA CURRICULAR
(etapa, curso)
6º de Educación Primaria
AUTORÍA
Victoria Eugenia Mata López
TEMPORALIZACIÓN APROXIMADA
6/8 sesiones
-Conocimiento e interacción con el mundo físico: conocer el
ecosistema, componentes, tipos de ecosistemas y los elementos de
la cadena alimenticia.
-Comunicación lingüística: ampliación del vocabulario relacionado con
el ecosistema y sus componentes, tipos y cadena alimenticia.
Utilización del lenguaje oral para describir diferentes aspectos del
ecosistema.
COMPETENCIAS BÁSICAS
-Social y ciudadana: fomentar el respeto al medio ambiente y sus
integrantes.
-Tratamiento de la información y competencia digital: utilización de
diferentes fuentes para la realización de actividades relacionadas
con el ecosistema.
-Aprender a aprender: uso de esquemas y mapas conceptuales.
-Autonomía e iniciativa personal y competencia emocional: utilización
de herramientas de trabajo para potenciar el aprendizaje autónomo
para el estudio del ecosistema y desarrollar la capacidad de elección
entre varias opciones para la realización de una tarea
OBSERVACIONES
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OBJETIVOS DE
ETAPA
- Adquirir el
concepto de
ecosistema.
- Identificar los
elementos que lo
forman y
clasificarlos
según el medio
físico.
CONTENIDOS
DE
CURSO/CICLO
-Ecosistema.
-Componentes
del ecosistema.
-Tipos de
ecosistemas.
-Nutrición e
interacción en el
ecosistema.
TEMA O
SUBTEMA
MODELOS
DISCURSIVOS
Los
ecosistemas:
-Definir
ecosistema.
-Tipos y
relaciones.
-Explicar los
elementos de un
ecosistema.
-Elementos de
la cadena
alimenticia.
- Identificar
-La cadena
relaciones
alimenticia y sus
alimentarias en
los ecosistemas y componentes.
clasificar a los
seres vivos según
su posición en la
cadena de
alimentos.
- Identificar
relaciones entre
seres vivos de la
misma especie y
de distinta
especie.
- Favorecer el
desarrollo de
técnicas para
memorizar,
organizar y
relacionar la
información, y
para autoevaluar
el avance en el
aprendizaje.
-Comparar tipos
de ecosistemas.
-Describir seres
vivos que
habitan en los
distintos
ecosistemas.
-Clasificar seres
vivos según el
tipo de
ecosistema.
-Definir
elementos de la
cadena
alimenticia.
-Comparar la
nutrición e
interacción de
los diferentes
seres vivos de
los ecosistemas.
TAREAS
CONTENIDOS
LINGÜÍSTICOS
-Diagramas. FUNCIONES:
-Sopas de
letras.
1- Expresar
opinión.
-Completar
tablas.
2- Definición
-Visionado
de vídeos.
-Exposición
oral de un
trabajo
realizado.
3- Afirmación
4- Negación
5- Clasificación
CRITERIOS DE
EVALUACIÓN
-Desarrolla la
curiosidad por
conocer las
características
de los
ecosistemas.
-Define y
nombra los
elementos de un
ecosistema
-Clasifica seres
vivos según el
tipo de
ecosistema
ESTRUCTURAS:
1-I think….
-I agree
-I´m sure/I am
sure
-I know that…
-Clasifica los
seres en
productores,
consumidores y
descomponedores.
2-This type of….
-It´s a place
where…
-Identifica
distintos tipos de
consumidores
3- Yes it is/I know
4- No, it isn´t/It
don´t …
5- Where can
you..?/I can…
-Desarrolla
técnicas para
memorizar,
organizar y
relacionar la
información.
LÉXICO:
Biotic, abiotic
factors, fungi,
clownfish, crab,
jellyfish, lizard,
seahorse,
grassland, tropical
rainforest, tundra,
scavenger,
herbivore,
carnivore,
omnivore, fern,
fur.
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1- ECOSYSTEM AND COMPONENTS
Activity 1. Read and look at the words in the word cloud.
Interact with your classmates and classify these words
into two groups.
Do you think light is a
living thing or a nonliving thing?
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I am not sure. I think
it is a non-living
thing because it isn´t
alive.
I am sure. It is
a non-living
thing.
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1.1. Write the words into two columns
Living things
Non living things
Activity 2. Let´s watch a video about ecosystems. After
watching the video, try to answer these questions in pairs:
1- What is an ecosystem?
_________________________________________
2- What are the components of an ecosystem?
_________________________________________
3- List some biotic beings.
_________________________________________
4- List some abiotic beings.
_________________________________________
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Activity 3.Listen and read the text, at the end, complete the charts
with the main ideas.
An ECOSYSTEM consists of all living creatures like birds,
insects, plants, etc... The surrounding medium such as water,
air, soil, sun, etc... and relations between them.
The components of an ecosystem are:
1-BIOTIC FACTORS- All the living parts of an ecosystem,
including plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms.
Living things grow together and form complex relationships of
interdependence. So, beings of the same specie form
populations, communities, etc..
2-ABIOTIC FACTORS are the non living parts, consisting of
beings which have no life. These factors are temperature,
air, water soil, and sunlight.
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3.1 Read and learn the chart in order to complete the following
charts.
ECOSYSTEM
Includes all biotic and a-biotic factors in one particular
environment.
BIOTIC FACTORS
The living parts of
an ecosystem
Includes: plants, animals,
Fungi and microorganisms.
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ABIOTIC FACTORS
The non living parts of
an ecosystem
Includes: air, soil, water,
temperature, sunlight.
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Activity 3.2. Answer the questions in pairs using the picture of
the chart above and fill in the text.
Where can you
We can find it, in
find….?
biotic
factors/
a-
biotic factors
- We can find plants in ___________________
- We can find sunlight in __________________
- We can find water in ___________________
- We can find animals in___________________
- We can find fungi in ___________________
- We can find soil in
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3.3. Complete the chart with the words in the box. Then, explain the
answers to your classmates on the board.
Biotic factors, abiotic factors, animals, sun, soil, plants, fungi, water
3.3.1 Complete the chart with: living things or non living things
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REMEMBER:
An Ecosystem includes all biotic (plants, animals, fungi and
microorganisms) and abiotic (air, soil, water, temperature and
sunlight) factors in one particular environment.
2- TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS
Activity 4. Look at these pictures and try to classify them.
Look at the following pictures:
What are these flashcards about? Let´s try to classify them into two
columns. You should stand up, come to the blackboard, choose one flashcard
and classify it into one of these columns.
Do you think it is
from an aquatic or
terrestrial
ecosystem?
I am not sure; I
think it is from an
aquatic ecosystem,
because it lives in
the sea.
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM
I know that it is
from a terrestrial
ecosystem.
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM
the sea.
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Clownfish
Crab
Conch
Jellyfish
Fox
Owl
Seal
Sea horse
Rhino
Lizard
Penguin
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Dolphin
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Crocodile
Shark
Squirrel
Whale
Eagle
Turtle
Activity 5. Choose one of the flashcards from activity number four
and describe it to your classmates. They will guess where they live.
It lives in the water
but it can also live on
the land. It is big and
Can it be a
lizard?
No. Lizards don’t live
in the water. It is a
crocodile.
green. It has four legs.
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Activity 6. Write the names of these animals
J__________
F__________
C__________
O_______
S___H____
S__________
L_______
D_________
S________
R________
C__________
E__________
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P_______
S________
T__________
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Activity 7. Choose one of the pictures above.
Write a short paragraph about where it lives. Then, tell your
classmates about it.
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
The whale lives in the
water, so it belongs to
an aquatic ecosystem.
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Activity 8.Word search
Work in pairs. Look for the words below, don’t forget to use the
sentences in the box to interact with your classmates.
Did you find jellyfish?
Where´s squirrel?
Jellyfish is here
next to shark.
Words to find: Clownfish, conch, crab, crocodile, dolphin, eagle, fox,
jellyfish, lizard, owl, penguin, rhino, seahorse, seal, shark, squirrel, turtle,
whale.
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Activity 9. Listen and read the text and then, answer the
following activities.
TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS
A-
Terrestrial Ecosystem:
- Terrestrial ecosystems are where all living things carry
out their activities on the ground.
- On our planet there is a great diversity of terrestrial
ecosystems such as:
Desert:
Desert biomes are found throughout the Earth. These dry
locations have specialized plants and animals that have become
adapted to surviving on little water. Some plants and animals can
actually store water within their bodies, such as cactus, camels,
scorpions, lizards and some varieties of frogs found in
Australia.
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Grassland:
Grassland biomes exist
throughout the Earth
and in many cases can
be
vast,
expanding
across
millions
of
square miles. These
biomes are marked by
sparse
trees
and
extensive grasses, as
well as a variety of small and large animals. Some of the largest
land animals on Earth live in grasslands, including American
bison, elephants and giraffes.
Tropical rainforest:
Tropical rain forests are found in locations that receive
significant
amounts
of
precipitation. These locations
are easily recognized by their
abundance of life forms. These
life forms include numerous
trees, plants such as ferns, and
an
abundance
of
insects,
spiders, snakes, monkeys, and
other plants and animals.
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Tundra:
The Earth’s tundra is home to
a variety of specialized plants
and
animals
that
have
adapted to survival in such
brutal environments. Animals
such as seals, polar bears,
arctic hares, and arctic
foxes, as well as a variety of
other animals have become
experts at finding food, and surviving the long cold winters.
Many of these animals have white fur, in order to allow them to
blend in with the snow.
B- Aquatic Ecosystem:
- They may be fresh or salt water.
- The size of an aquatic ecosystem may range from a
puddle to an ocean.
Salt Water: Ocean
Oceans are full of life. A
variety of animals and plants
must
survive
together.
Invertebrates like crabs,
starfish and worms roam
the sea floors. Coral grow in
large numbers, creating a
home for these creatures.
In the deeper parts of the
ocean, we can find the
largest animals known alive, such as the giant blue whale,
dolphins and the ferocious shark looking for its prey.
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Fresh Water: River
The flora and fauna of the
rivers are different from
what we can find in oceans
because the water has
different
characteristics,
especially salinity. Species
that live in rivers have
adapted to the streams and
slopes.
Some freshwater fish are:
sturgeon large Eurasian fish,
salmon born in mountain streams with fast flowing water and
trout that live in clear, cold and oxygen-rich water.
To carry out: to do.
Ground: soil.
Dry: waterless.
To store: to put away.
Vast: great.
Expanding: extending.
Sparse: little.
Amounts: a lot of.
Ferns: a variety of plants.
Fur: skin.
To allow: permit.
Stream: moving water.
Slope: sides of the river.
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AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES
9.1. What does the text talk about? Interact with your partner
and make some comments related to the pictures and the text you
read:
What type of animals can be
found in the Tundra?
The animals that live in the Tundra
are seals, polar bears, arctic hare and
arctic foxes. I think an elephant can’t
live in the Tundra because it is too
cold for them.
Do you think an elephant
could survive in the Tundra?
9.2. Work in groups and classify the following animals in their
correct place:
Sturgeon, crab, polar bear, monkey, giraffe, spiders, shark, salmon,
whale, starfish, snake, lizard, seal, worm, trout, dolphin, artic fox,
scorpion, frog, camel, elephant.
DESERT
GRASSLAND
TROPICAL
TUNDRA
OCEAN
RIVER
RAINFOREST
Do trout live in
I think they
I agree, because
oceans or in rivers?
live in rivers.
they live in clear
cold water.
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9.3. Match the words with their meaning. Then, choose two
types of ecosystems and talk about them in front of your
classmates.
“A desert is a place where it is
difficult to find water. “
1. Desert
a) Polar bears live here.
2. Tropical Rainforest
b) The rain is common in
this place.
3. River
c) It’s difficult
water.
4. Grassland
d) Ants and elephants are
found here.
5. Ocean
e) You can swim and find
plants and animals.
6. Tundra
to
find
f) Species have had to
adapt to the streams.
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9.4. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the false
sentences.
a) Polar bears live in places
where it rains a lot.
b) Plants need little water in
the desert.
c) Trout live in clear water
and cold.
d) In the tropical rainforest
there aren´t insects.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
e) A variety of small and
large animals we can find
_________________
in grassland.
f) The main animals that we
can find in desert are
________________
lizards and giraffes.
g) Animals such as seals and
polar bears survive the
_________________
long cold winters.
h) Oceans are full of live.
_________________
i) Tropical rainforest is
marked by sparse trees
_________________
and extensive grasses.
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9.5. Stand up, come to the board, choose a picture of the
different types of ecosystems
and explain its main ideas. You
- This is a tropical rainforest.
can use the chart as an
- It receives a lot of precipitation.
example:
- It has a variety of plants and animals, such
as: ferns, spiders, snakes and monkeys.
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9.6. Watch and listen to Tundra VIDEO twice and fill in the gaps.
Polar, environment, caribou, plants, summer, winter, Polar bears,
Ocean, seals, food.
Tundra
Just to the south of the _________ ice cap lies the tundra.
This harsh _______________ is the home of _________.
Caribou graze on ____________ during the __________ and
on lichens in the ____________. __________________ live
near the Arctic _____________. They hunt __________ and
other animals for ____________.
9.7. Watch and listen to Desert VIDEO twice and fill in the gaps.
Desert
Centimetres, Vegetation, plants, Reptiles, snakes, lizards, deserts,
animals, skin, water.
A desert is a region that receives less than 25 ____________
of rain a year. ______________ in deserts is sparse and
consists of cacti, sage brush, and other _____________ with
adaptations to hot, dry conditions. _____________ such as
___________
and
____________
are
common
in
_____________. These ______________ have a thick waterproof _____________ and excrete dry waste materials, which
helps conserve _______________.
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Lichen: a plant that appears on the surface of
rocks and does not have any flowers.
Harsh: hard, brutal.
To graze: to feed.
Hare: animal, similar to the rabbit.
To blend: to mix.
Thick: dense.
Water-proof: it doesn´t change when it´s in contact with
water, absorbent is its opposite.
REMEMBER:
There are two types of ecosystems:
a) Terrestrial ecosystems are where all living things carry
out their activities on the ground. There is a great
diversity of terrestrial ecosystems such as: deserts,
grasslands, tropical rainforests and tundra.
b) Aquatic ecosystems may be fresh or salt water. In salt
water we find oceans which are full of live. In fresh water
we find rivers.
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3- THE NUTRITION AND INTERACTION PROCESS
IN THE ECOSYSTEMS.
Activity 10. Read and look at the words in the word cloud.
10.1 Work in groups of four and classify these words in
the chart. Then, choose one word that you know, another
you can guess and explain to your classmates.
Do you know
the word
‘carnivore’?
Yes, I know that
word.
It
means
living things that
eat meat.
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Do you know
the word
‘producer’?
I don’t know the
word
but
I
can
guess that a plant is
a producer.
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I know
I can guess the meaning
New for me
Activity 11. Listen and read the following text, then answer
the questions.
Food interactions are related to the way living things get food.
There are three types of living things related to the food chain:
1- Producers:
Autotrophic
living things make their
own food from inorganic
substances. Plants, algae
and some bacteria are
autotrophic living things.
Producers are the base of
all the food chains in all
ecosystems.
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2- Consumers: Heterotrophic living things get food by eating
other living things. Consumers can be:
a) Herbivores, they feed only on green
plants.
b) Carnivores, they feed only on other
animals.
c) Omnivores, they feed on both plants
and animals.
d) Scavengers, they feed on other
animals that are already dead.
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3-Decomposers: Heterotrophic living things who transform
remains of living things into
inorganic substances. Fungi and
many bacteria are decomposers.
11.1. Interact with your classmates and then circle the correct
answer:
An animal that only
No, it isn´t. It is
eat plants is a
an herbivore.
carnivore?
1-Plants are:
How do you
Plants are
classify plants?
producers.
2-Animals are:
a) Consumers
a) Consumers
c) Decomposers
b) Decomposers
d) Producers
c) Producers
3-Fungi and
bacteria are:
a) Consumers
b) Decomposers
c) Producers
4-An animal that
only eats plants
is called:
5-An animal that
only eats other
animals is called:
a) An omnivore
a) An omnivore
b) A carnivore
b) A carnivore
c) An herbivore
c) An herbivore
d) A scavenger
d) A scavenger
6-An animal that
eats both, plants
and animals is
called:
a) An omnivore
b) A carnivore
c) An herbivore
d) A scavenger
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7-An animal that eats
other animals that are
dead is called:
a) An omnivore
b) A carnivore
c) An herbivore
d) A scavenger
Activity 12.Listen and complete the following text with the words of
the boxes.
1-________are ________ living things that make their own
________ from ________ substances. ________ algae
and some ________ are autotrophic living things.
Producers are the ________ of all food chain in all
ecosystems.
Base, inorganic, producers, bacteria, plants, autotrophic, food.
2-________ are ________ living things that get ________
by eating ________ living things. Consumers can be:
herbivores that ________ only on green ________.
________ that feed ________ on other ________.
Omnivores that feed on ________ plants and animals.
________ that feed on other animals that are already
________.
Consumers, feed, dead, plants, heterotrophic, other, both,
scavengers, only, carnivores, animals, food.
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3-________ are ________ living things. They transform
________ of living things into ________ substances.
________ and many ________ are decomposers.
Bacteria, decomposers, inorganic, fungi, remains, heterotrophic.
Activity 13. Read the following questions and choose the right
answer.
1- A food chain is composed of organizations:
a) Consumers b) producers c) decomposers d) all
__________________________________
2- They are decomposers:
a) Bacteria b) dog c) vulture d) all
__________________________________
3- Which of these is NOT a producer?
a) A leopard b) a fern c) an eucalytus tree
__________________________________
4- How do you call an animal that eats only plants and no
meat?
a) A carnivore b) an herbivore c) an omnivore
__________________________________
5- How do you call an organism that live off other living
organisms?
a) An agent b) a scavenger c) a parasite
__________________________________
6- What gas do plants produce during photosynthesis?
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a) Carbon dioxide b) oxigen c) methane
__________________________________
7- How do you call an animal that hunts other animals?
a) A terminator b) a predator c) a commando
__________________________________
8- A person or living thing that eats
a) Producer b) director c) consumer
__________________________________
9- An organism that makes its own food
a) Ecosystem b) consumer c) producer
__________________________________
Activity 14. Match each definition with the correct answer.
Many large carnivores like lions, hienas can
also be:
Humans, chimpanzees, bears are:
Vultures are well known as:
Most bacteria and fungi are:
Deers, cows, horses are:
Plants and algae are:
HERBIVORES
CARNIVORES
SCAVENGERS
CARNIVORES
DECOMPOSERS
PRODUCERS
Lions, alligators, shark are:
SCAVENGERS
Some plants such as ferns and lemon trees
OMNIVORES
are:
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Activity 15. Look at these cards, choose two of them and compare
their characteristics. Explain to your classmates. You can use the
following example:
CARNIVORES
They are lions, alligators and sharks
and they eat meat.
HERBIVORES
They are deer, cows and horses and
they eat plants.
Activity 16. Listen and look at the following Video about the
food chain and write the main ideas in the chart.
Food Chain
Three Type of Food
Chain
Producers
Need
- Mice
-
Big Food
Chain
Simple Food
Chain
Carnivores
Marine Food
Chain
- Monkey
.……..< -……….< -………
Phytoplacton < -small…...< -………< -………..
.……..< -……….< -………< ………..
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Activity 16. Relate with arrows the next pictures according to
the food chain and label each organism:
Producer
Consumer
Energy
Herbivore
Carnivore
Decomposer
Activity 17. Come to the board and explain to your
classmates this food chain drawing.
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FINAL PROJECT
Work in groups, cut the pictures and with the help of the
Internet build your own food chain. Then label each process.
Present your work in front of the classmates.
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SELF ASSESSMENT
Read the following statements and tick the answers:
I recognise words and
expressions related to
components, types and
nutrition and interaction
process in ecosystems.
I can read texts about
components, types and
nutrition and interaction
process in ecosystems.
I can speak about
components, types and
nutrition and interaction
process in ecosystems.
I can talk to my classmates
about components, types and
nutrition and interaction
process in ecosystems.
I can write about
components, types and
nutrition and interaction
process in ecosystems.
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PÁGINAS UTILIZADAS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-wpbhnom70&feature=relmfu
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/ecosystem
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0166-tundra.php
http://www.paraprin.com/ecosistema.html
http://www.google.es/
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html
http://www.slideshare.net/eldrasyd/21-trophic-levels
http://www.wordle.net/
http://www.cosmolearning.com/videos/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvqMNQuYqBk&feature=related
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/ocean_life.html
http://es.wikipedia.org/
http://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=45&detID=2284
http://www.teachers-direct.co.uk/resources/wordsearches/
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/quickflicks/
http://dkc.esc20.net/pdfs/Foodchains.pdf
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