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Ecosystems dynamics, functioning and resilience
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Ecosystem ecology studies the interactions between the organisms and the physical environment. The ecosystems are terrestrial or aquatic, autotrophic or heterotrophic. They are dynamic in nature and are controlled both by external (e.g. climate) and internal factors (e.g. decomposition). Energy and materials flow through the ecosystems. An ecosystem is resilient if it responds to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly.
Connection to Big Idea about particles: All living and nonliving matter is created from small particles. The particles released by human daily activities will be perpetually in the ecosystem dynamics.
Connection to Big Idea about evolution: Ecosystems evolve from the genetic information that is passed on from one generation to another in a way that all fauna and flora remain interconnected in a balanced evolving ecological web. Changes in an ecosystem (eg temperature or physical characteristics) may cause organisms to thrive, go extinct or move to new locations.
Subjects related: Environmental Sciences
Age ranges: 12-13, 13-14, 16-17, 17-18
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PLATON is a two-year European project launched on September 2016. It aspires to provide teachers and school communities with a coherent teachers’ training framework which will update their current teaching practices. More particularly, PLATON aims to offer an open and innovative training framework to teachers of primary and secondary education which will focus on:
- Promoting student-centred teaching approaches;
- Promoting a holistic interdisciplinary approach;
- Support the use of online educational tools;
- Support the meaningful collaboration between teachers of the same school.
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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European (2016-1-PT01-KA201- 022881) 