Explore Ecosystem Changes With an Insect Infestation Habitat

Impact Worksheet

Help your students investigate the ripple effects of overpopulation in a habitat with this Insect Infestation Habitat Impact Worksheet!

 This printable Insect Infestation Habitat Impact Worksheet focuses on understanding how rapid insect population growth can impact an ecosystem. Students will explore the balance between producers, consumers, and decomposers while thinking critically about how natural environmental challenges can drastically change an ecosystem.

Discover How Rapid Population Growth Impacts an Ecosystem

The worksheet includes a short scenario describing an infestation and guides students through a series of investigative tasks. In this activity, students will discover how rapid insect population growth impacts an ecosystem by:

• Completing a table showing effects on producers, consumers, and decomposers
• Answer guiding prompts such as:
  • What happens to plants when insect numbers increase?
  • Which animals benefit? Which struggle?
• Suggesting actions humans can take to reduce the negative impact while maintaining ecosystem balance

This activity encourages students to predict outcomes, make observations, and think like scientists, linking population dynamics to the balance of an ecosystem.

Download This Environmental Impact Worksheet Today

Ready to print and use, this Environmental Impact Worksheet is perfect for your next science lesson. It aligns with lessons on ecosystems, population growth, and environmental impact.

This resource is available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format.  To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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