Nature Squares

Name ________________________________

Choose a spot for your nature square, then record everything you
find in that area. Label all the finds (name or description)
before answering the questions on the back of this page.

T. Trimpe 1999

Classify all the items as biotic (living) or abiotic (nonliving).

Biotic (living things)

Abiotic (nonliving things)

How many different items did you find? _____________

How many of the items belong to the plant kingdom? _____________
How many would belong to the animal kingdom? __________
Choose two items from the biotic list and describe their role in the environment.

Choose two items from the abiotic list and describe their role in the environment.