Here’s a tightened single-paragraph version: > *Nature’s Benefits: The Card Game* teaches key ecosystem concepts by showing how humans depend on nature’s services and why responsible stewardship is essential to conserving natural resources.

This set of six mini-lessons (for grades 4–6, adaptable to other grades) introduces ecosystem services through a blended learning approach that gets students outside, engages them with an interactive EPA technology tool, and includes hands-on classroom activities.