Library: Sciences: Year 6: Environmental Impacts on Growth and Survival

Articles

Britannica Primary: Ecosystems
Read/listen to this article about ‘ecosystems’. It includes great images and diagrams.
HINT- you can change the article’s reading level (1, 2 or 3) to suit your understanding.
Britannica Primary: Environment
Read/listen to this article for a simple explanation of what it means by the term ‘environment’. Locate the words highlighted in blue and click on them to reveal further information.
HINT- you can change the article’s reading level (1, 2 or 3) to suit your understanding.
World Book Kids: Ecosystem
Read/listen to this article about ‘ecosystems’ and learn about how the environment is made up of living and nonliving things.
World Book Kids: Environment
A very simple definition of the term ‘environment’.
World Book Kids: Rainforest
Read/listen to this article to discover what makes up the ecosystem of a rainforest. Explore the beautiful pictures/diagrams as well as watching the short clips.
World Book Student: Ecosystems
Read a detailed and informative article about ‘ecosystems’. Includes a great diagram and activate the ‘read to me’ function to listen to the information.
World Book Student: Environment
Read a more detailed article about what it means by the term environment. The article is broken up into three sections: Introduction, Abiotic Environments and Biotic Environments Remember to use the ‘listen/read to me’ as there is a lot more text to work your way through.

The image above, "Earth's environmental spheres" comes from Britannica Primary: Ecosystems. Click on the link below to find more information.

World Book This link opens in a new window
In the search box type in the keyword ‘ecosystem’.
The first item that will appear on the list is called: Mountains, Deserts and Grasslands. Click on this item to open the eBook. This information text explains in great detail the ecosystems of mountains, deserts and grasslands. Use the search function (magnifying glass) to locate where the term ‘ecosystem’ features in the text. There are lots of great images and diagrams throughout the text.

The second item that will appear on the list is called: Oceans, Islands and Polar Regions. Click on this item to open the eBook. This information text explains in great detail the ecosystems of oceans, islands and polar regions Use the search function (magnifying glass) to locate where the term ‘ecosystem’ features in the text. There are lots of great images and diagrams throughout the text.

National Geographic-Deserts
A short clip about the ecosystem of deserts.
National Geographic-Rainforests
A short clip about the ecosystem of a rainforest.

The image above comes from a webpage about ecosystems or ecological systems. Click on the link below to read more.

Ecological Systems (Ecosystems)
Visit this website to learn about where the term ecosystem comes from.
Ecosystems
Visit this link to the National Geographic site for a detailed information report about the ‘ecosystems’.
Marine Ecosystems
Visit this link to the National Geographic site for amazing photos of many marine ecosystems. Included is also some useful information about marine life.
Rainforests
Visit this link to the National Geographic site for an information report about the ecosystem of ‘rainforests’.
Reefs
Visit this link to the National Geographic site for an information report about the ecosystem of ‘reefs’.
Swamps
Visit this link to the National Geographic site for an information report about the ecosystem of ‘swamps’.
Wetlands
Visit this link to the National Geographic site for a detailed information report about the ecosystem of ‘wetlands’.
What is it like where you live?
Discover a world of ecosystems.