Wetlands Unit | Lessons and Activities Bundle | Paper and Digital

Stop searching for wetlands activities and lessons and get all your planning done in a snap with this entire unit. Everything you need to teach is included so you can save yourself your planning time. Print out the activities or use the digital versions. Just add students!

This resource is included in our Grade 5 Alberta Science Bundle.

These engaging resources include:

• complete lesson plans that include suggestions for differentiation.
• instructions to use the support materials.
• student pages and templates.
• answer keys and suggested answers.
• background information for teachers.
• photographs of student examples.
• options for extension activities. 
• digital versions with loose text that can be read by your assistive technology programs.

Topics include:

• biotic and abiotic interactions.
• types of wetlands.
• the role of wetlands in the environment.
• wetland ecosystems around the world.
• adaptations of plants and animals.
• pond zones (plant zones).
• life cycles and metamorphosis.
• organisms: producers, consumers, decomposers.
• food chains and food webs.
• threats and conservation.

Support materials included:

• word wall vocabulary.
• flashcards with definitions.
• reading passages for each of the topics. The digital version is readable by text-to-speech software.
• a set of Boom Cards with instructions for how to use them.
• a wetlands unit review activity that uses Google Slides.
• a bonus unit plan that is only available in the bundle.

This resource aligns with:

• Alberta Program of Studies Grade 5 Science Wetland Ecosystems

This resource supports:

• any upper elementary or middle school science unit about wetlands or ecosystems.

Ninja Note: This file is a ZIP file. It contains all the PDF files that contain each unit. Buyers need to download the ZIP and extract the PDF files to a computer. To access the digital versions, download the PDF and use the links in those files.