Ecosystem News presents three different environmental situations in an intriguing format: a series of newspaper articles based on real-life problems caused by human impact. Readers are taken back in time, and as each situation unfolds, they learn why and how changes in a particular ecosystem were made and how these changes affected other aspects of the ecosystem. They learn that humans can have both positive and negative impacts on ecosystems, and that scientists need to consider all parts of the ecosystem before they decide to intervene.
Grade 4-5