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Summary: This unit involves students in the effort to research and explore the habitats of organisms which live in various regions of Georgia. The effects of pollution and how humans affect the environment will focus on the regions of our state (mountains, marsh and swamp, coastal plain, Piedmont, and Atlantic Ocean). Students will view habitats as interdependent and connected to help recognize the importance of protecting environments within varying ecosystems. Students will learn to identify the habitats as they discover interesting facts about a particular habitat in our state. Students will learn that every organism lives in a unique place or habitat which provides for its needs and survival. Title of Unit Regions and Habitats of Georgia Grade Level 3rd Curriculum Area Life Science Time Frame 14 Days Developed By Sharon M. Moore Identify Desired Results (Stage 1) Content Standards S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat. a. Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there. b. Identify features of green plants that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia. c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia. d. Explain what will happen to an organism if the habitat is changed. Understandings Essential Questions Overarching Understanding Overarching Topical Georgia’s different regions have different habitats. In any particular environment, some kinds of organisms thrive, some survive with difficulties, and some cannot survive at all. Changes in a habitat are sometimes harmful and helpful to an organism. Changes that affect plants and animals within a habitat affect more than just a single living thing. The ecosystem and environments within an ecosystem are all interdependent. How do the characteri