Desert Food Web Project EQ4 Lesson 2 Your

Desert Food Web Project EQ#4 Lesson #2

Your mission… • To work with your table to organize 33 organisms in a desert ecosystem into a color-coded, poster-sized food web. • You will label energy roles and identify all energy movement.

Day One Instructions • Create a poster that defines each of the energy roles…. NAME OF ENERGY ROLE DEFINITION PRODUCER (p 42 -43) CONSUMERHerbivore CONSUMERCarnivore CONSUMEROmnivore CONSUMERScavenger Decomposer TWO EXAMPLES PICTURE

Day One Instructions… • 1. ) Decide if each organism is a(n)… – Producer (color it BLUE) – Herbivore (color it YELLOW) – Consumer Carnivore (color it RED) – Omnivore (color it PURPLE) – Decomposer (color it GREEN)

Day Two Instructions… • 1. ) Glue name cards onto poster. Direction of arrows ------(CARNIVORES-8)-------------------(OMNIVORES- 11)----------------------(HERBIVORES- 6)--------------------(PRODUCERS- 5)---------SUN NAMES PERIOD Direction of arrows (DECOMPOSERS-3)

Day Three Instructions • 2. ) Add COLOR CODED arrows to show the energy movement. – Arrows from the SUN are colored orange – Arrows from producers are colored blue – Arrows from herbivores are colored yellow – Arrows from omnivores AND carnivores are colored – Arrows from all producers/consumers to decomposers are green

Timeline • Monday: Intro to Desert Food Web Project – Define all energy roles onto notes – Identify energy roles of all desert organisms. – Color code the cards. • Tuesday: – Finish identifying all organisms &color coding cards. – Cut out cards. – Lay out poster according to energy role (glue) • Wednesday: – Draw arrows indicating energy movement up the food web. (Glue & markers provided) • Thursday: – Finish Poster – Answer Analysis Questions & Poster due. • Friday: – Food Web/Energy Flow QUIZ

Grading Rubric= 70 pts total ITEM PTS Sun is colored orange w/ 5 arrows 6 Producers are colored blue 5 Arrows from producers are colored blue 2 Herbivores are colored yellow 6 Arrows from herbivore are colored yellow 2 Omnivores are colored purple 10 Arrows from omnivores are colored 2 Carnivores are colored 8 Arrows from carnivores are colored 2 Decomposers are added in green 2 Arrows from all organisms to decomposers are green 2 Spot check #1 & #2 (it’s a mystery!) 13 Poster is neat and organized 10

Any questions?