Lesson Plan: Factors That Affect Environmental Balance
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to describe factors that affect environmental balance.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- identify and describe the effects of predation on environmental balance,
- identify and describe the effects of saprophytism on environmental balance.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- predator–prey relationships,
- the definition of the terms ecosystem and environmental balance.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- biomes,
- photosynthesis.
