DISCOVERING ECOSYSTEMS Kenda Simmons Amanda Shumway Shelly Schwitter
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DISCOVERING ECOSYSTEMS Kenda Simmons Amanda Shumway Shelly Schwitter
INTRODUCTION § An Ecosystem is an environment of living and nonliving things that affect each other, or interact with one another Let’s explore some of these ecosystems!
TASK § 2 -3 people in a group, you will choose ONE ecosystem from the given list. § Using the resources (websites), you and your group will answer the given questions about your ecosystem. § With all of your gathered information, you and your group will create a poster and a 2 -3 minute presentation about your ecosystem.
PROCESS 1. Pick an ecosystem… § § § § Desert Tropical Rain forest Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Coastal/Temperate forest Fresh water Salt water Grassland
PROCESS 2. Using the website provided to research the following: § § § Location Weather Plants and animals that live there 3. Using the knowledge from what we talked about in class, make a food chain or food web (with at least 4 living things).
PROCESS 4. Create a poster and a 2 -3 minute presentation about your ecosystem. Make sure your poster is: § § Colorful Contains your food chain or web. A picture of your ecosystem. The location and the weather of the ecosystem. For your presentation include: § Why you picked your ecosystem? § Interesting facts about your ecosystem. § Everything on your poster. § Plus anything else you think your classmates should know about your ecosystem. § When you are done make sure you rehearse a few times before going § in front of the class.
RESOURCES § § § § RAINFOREST GRASSLAND CONIFEROUS FOREST COASTAL / TEMPERATE FOREST DECIDUOUS FOREST DESERTS FRESH WATER SALT WATER
EVALUATION POSTER: PRESENTATION: § All bullets for poster § Group Members take turns presentation are sharing information with presented on the poster. the class. You are the teacher when you are in § All information is displayed front of the class. neatly and organized. § There are no spelling or grammatical errors. § Presenters speak clearly and loud enough for all to § Your names are on the front hear. or back of the poster.
CONCLUSION § It’s time to teach your classmates and also learn about other ecosystems from your classmates. *Remember to show the same courtesy to your classmates as you would want when you are presenting. * Can’t wait to see what you discovered.
