INTRODUCTION
We have just
finished exploring one particular food web.
You have discovered that our world is much more complex than we could
ever realized. Our environment is a
diverse web. Grass, crickets,
anoles, and owls are interrelated to many other living producers and consumers.
Have you ever wondered about plant and animal survival in the desert?
Consider animal and plant
life in the oceans? The rainforest
would be a diverse environment. Have
you ever imagined the complex life in the plains of Africa or the frigid
environment of the arctic?
THE TASK
Through your research in another
world you will examine an unfamiliar ecosytem and share your knowledge with your
classmates.
THE
PROCESS
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Select an ecosystem such as deserts, African plains, arctic,
marine, rainforest or any other
system with the approval of your teacher.
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Complete research via the web or other materials that
could be located in the school media center or local library.
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Create a food web of your ecosystem.
Include pictures. Use color. Show
the interconnectedness of the plants and animals in your system.
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Make a food chain
that includes a producer, primary consumer and secondary consumer.
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As a group, make
a presentation to the class in a form that you have chosen.
Some suggestions of forms: poster,
shoebox, HyperStudio, research paper or any other approved method.
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Include
a bibliography of all the resources that you use.
Resources
Below are a selected amount of websites.
Use these and any others that in which you are familiar.
Shorelines, temperate oceans, tropical oceans:
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/index.htm
Antarctica adventure: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/Antarctica.shtmlb
Rivers and streams, ponds and lakes, wetlands:
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/
Rainforest: http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/rainforest/
Savanna: http://www.AllAboutNature.com/biomes/savanna/savanna.shtml
Deserts: http://www.AllAboutNature.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml
Evaluation
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25 points for each students participation
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25 points for presentation
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25 points for visuals such as posters, diorama, shoeboxes,
research paper, etc.
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25 points bibliography
Conclusion
EXCELLENT JOB!
Imagine the many, many ecosystems that are throughout our world.
Imagine what you would learn if you were suddenly transplanted to another
environment. In the process of your
research did you discover other food webs that you would like to study?
Other ecosystems? Congratulations!
You have learned a multitude of information.
