Ecosystems: 1st Quarter Project Introduction

Ecosystems

Oct 19

Written By Gachuzee

HW: Create a rough draft illustration of a food web for the islands you discovered. The food web must have 3 producers, 3 primary consumers (at least one should be an insect), 2 secondary consumers, and 1 tertiary consumer. Every organism should be unique to your islands and have a name. (Note: Groups that don’t have a food web on Monday, will not be allowed to continue working together.)
CW: Trophic Levels & Energy Pyramids (Gore-Killa Islands) Handout.
DN: Take a handout and start immediately.
EQ: Where does energy go as it moves up trophic levels?
Note: [1] Ecosystem Project is due Wednesday (10/31). [2] Notebook check next week (notes, paragraph summaries, margin questions, diagrams, illustrations, and colour.)

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10min< Students complete the Do Now by completing handout.

5min< Class goes over handout and the ‘big’ question.

15min< Teacher outlines the Ecosystem Project in detail.

5min Q&A about Ecosystem Project.

5min Students organize into groups and/or brainstorm.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Gachuzee

Ecosystems: Island Trophic Levels (Energy Pyramids)