• This resource is an engaging activity where students make analogies between common items and ecosystem services. 
• Working in groups or individually, students will have a group of items or cards they will use to fill out the included worksheet.
  

Positives

• It is a hands-on and engaging way of getting the students to appreciate the benefits of ecosystems.

Additional Prerequisites

• Provide background information about ecosystems and the benefits of nature before doing this activity.
• The activity can be performed using either actual buckets of materials or handouts; the educator should decide on this beforehand.

Differentiation

• This activity can be used during a school event or club meeting to create awareness about ecosystem services and the benefits of nature.
• Science classes could incorporate this activity into lessons about biomes, ecosystems, producers and consumers, food webs, plants, or habitats.
  
• Check out these Environmental Education Group Games and Activities for other engaging ways to teach about ecosystems.

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