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3a Students know ecosystems can be characterized by their living and nonliving components.
Holistic Rating: In-Depth coverage of this standard.
| Pages B6-B11 and B44-B53 provide in-depth coverage of this standard. |
Aspects that help student learning:
Paragraph on page B10 helps students understand that ecosystems can range in size from very small to very large.
Pages B44-B53 provide many examples of different land and water ecosystems.
Aspects that do not help student learning:
The information about the many different ecosystems can be overwhelming. More summary charts and statements would help in comparing ecosystems and how they resemble each other and differ in their biotic and abiotic components.
Text uses many extraneous terms and concepts.
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