STANDARDS:
-Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
1. Why do the whales work together to capture the fish?
2. Why are there birds coming to this area?
3. What advantages do the whales have working as a group?
2. Why are there birds coming to this area?
3. What advantages do the whales have working as a group?
Modeling Your Thinking
Students will create a shoe box ecosystem diorama. The teacher will assign each student an ecosystem. Students must attach a title and their name to the box where it can be easily seen. Display must be interesting and attractive. Materials are complete and organized to present the ideas well. Project must be excellently presented reflecting creativity and a lot of thought. The diorama must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the ecosystem. Lastly, students must type a paragraph about their ecosystem, explaining why they used certain materials in their diorama that reflect their ecosystem. This typed up paragraph is to be attached to the back of the shoe box.
Below are some examples of a shoe box ecosystem diorama:
Below are some examples of a shoe box ecosystem diorama:
Our Homemade Video
Powerpoint Presentation:
Interdependent Relationships In Ecosystems Powerpoint | |
File Size: | 10383 kb |
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Vocabulary for Weeks 1-5:
Vocabulary for Weeks 1-5 | |
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Overall Test for Weeks 1-5:
ecosystem test(student) | |
File Size: | 6 kb |
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Ecosystem Test (Answer Key for Teacher) Weeks 1-5 | |
File Size: | 6 kb |
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Week 1:
Animal Dioramas Lab (for students) | |
File Size: | 74 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Reading (for students) | |
File Size: | 630 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Questions (for students) | |
File Size: | 119 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Answer Key (for teachers) | |
File Size: | 119 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Video Questions (for students) | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Video Answer Key (for teachers) | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Quiz (for students) | |
File Size: | 73 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Communities Quiz - Answer Key (for teachers) | |
File Size: | 72 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 2:
Fossil Lab
Making your own Fossil Lab ( Students) | |
File Size: | 25 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Making your own Fossil Lab Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
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Making your own Fossil Lab (Teacher Steps and answer key) | |
File Size: | 31 kb |
File Type: | doc |
What Can Fossils Tell Us (Reading for Students) | |
File Size: | 49 kb |
File Type: | doc |
What can Fossils Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 25 kb |
File Type: | doc |
What can Fossils Tell Us (Teacher reading answer key) | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossil Formation Video Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 20 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossil Formation Video Questions Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 20 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossil Quiz (for Students) | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossil Quiz Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 26 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 3:
Fossils and Ancient Environments Lab (for Students) | |
File Size: | 2104 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossils and Ancient Environments Lab Observation Sheet (for Students) | |
File Size: | 46 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossils and Ancient Environments Lab Observation Sheet Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 100 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossils and Ancient Environments Reading (for Students) | |
File Size: | 81 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossils and Ancient Environments Reading Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 189 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossils and Ancient Environments Reading Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 27 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossil Ecosystems Video Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Fossil Ecosystems Video Questions Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Quiz:
Week 3 Quiz: What Fossils Tell Us about the Past (for Students) | |
File Size: | 4848 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 3 Quiz: What Fossils Tell Us about the Past (for Students) | |
File Size: | 26 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 3 Quiz: What Fossils Tell Us about the Past Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 4:
Water Habitat Experiment, Questions, and Answers | |
File Size: | 1089 kb |
File Type: |
Source-Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes "Kindergarten to Grade 4 Science: A Foundation for Implementation" (1999)
Desert Habitat Reading (for Students) | |
File Size: | 947 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Desert Habitat Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 759 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Desert Habitat Answers (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 760 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Rainforest Reading (for Students) | |
File Size: | 77 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Rainforest Quiz Questions (for Students) | |
File Size: | 204 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Rainforest Quiz Answers (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 205 kb |
File Type: | doc |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlTNi7EC7xU
Animal Habitats Remix Quiz Questions | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Animal Habitats Remix Quiz Answers | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 4 Quiz
Habitat Quiz | |
File Size: | 25 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Habitat Quiz Answers | |
File Size: | 26 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 5:
"Design Your Own Ecosystem" Lab - Continued from Week 1 Lab
Design Your Own Ecosystem Animal Diorama Worksheet | |
File Size: | 280 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Dinosaurs and Environmental Change Reading (Students) | |
File Size: | 932 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Dinosaurs and Environmental Change Reading Quiz (for Students) | |
File Size: | 5 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Dinosaurs and Environmental Change Reading Quiz Answer Key (for Teachers) | |
File Size: | 6 kb |
File Type: | doc |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQoYF9iRmEs
Dinosaur Extinction Video Questions | |
File Size: | 5 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Dinosaur Extinction Video Questions (Answer Key) | |
File Size: | 5 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 5 Quiz
Week 5 Quiz (For Students) | |
File Size: | 5 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Week 5 Quiz (With Answers; For Teachers) | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | doc |