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With these relationships in mind lets create our own Ecosystem!
We learned about the relationships an ecosystem has, and what components an ecosystem needs in order to survive. Now lets take that information we learned and put it into context of different kinds of ecosystem. what does your ecosystem look like?
Keep in mind an ecosystem can occur anywhere in nature as long as these relationships and components exist. you can find an ecosystem in a garden, a pond, the tundra, the ocean, a desert, a forest, the jungle, in your back yard and even under your own feet or above your heads.
Lets get our projects started as a class!
Day one: The class will spend time brain storming what their individual ecosystems will look like. Students will use the organizational maps to help each student ensure that their ideas encompasses all of the necessary relationships and elements of an ecosystem. at the end of this lesson the class will have chose their individual theme for their ecosystem such as a pond, tundra, jungle etc. students will be encouraged to choose diverse themes for their ecosystem to ensure that when presenting students are not sharing information on the same types of ecosystem. Students will also have thought and planed out what organisms live in their ecosystem, and what relationships that they share.
Day two: Students will draw an image of what their ecosystems will look like. students will bring their organizational maps to make sure that they include everything that belongs in their ecosystem. Students will make a list of supplies that they will need to make this image a reality.
Day three: Students will bring in a shoe box along with their materials. Students will write down the organisms who share relationships, and what would happen to their ecosystem if one of the organisms was not present in their ecosystem they will write this on a separate piece of paper and attach the paper to the back of the box. The teacher will assist students in the construction of their ecosystems.
Day four: Students will continue to construct their ecosystems with the guidance of the teacher.
Day five: Students will present their ecosystem projects to the class. Students will explain to their classmates the relationships involved with the organisms that live in their ecosystem. Students will also explain the chain of life events that occur inside their ecosystems.
Keep in mind an ecosystem can occur anywhere in nature as long as these relationships and components exist. you can find an ecosystem in a garden, a pond, the tundra, the ocean, a desert, a forest, the jungle, in your back yard and even under your own feet or above your heads.
Lets get our projects started as a class!
Day one: The class will spend time brain storming what their individual ecosystems will look like. Students will use the organizational maps to help each student ensure that their ideas encompasses all of the necessary relationships and elements of an ecosystem. at the end of this lesson the class will have chose their individual theme for their ecosystem such as a pond, tundra, jungle etc. students will be encouraged to choose diverse themes for their ecosystem to ensure that when presenting students are not sharing information on the same types of ecosystem. Students will also have thought and planed out what organisms live in their ecosystem, and what relationships that they share.
Day two: Students will draw an image of what their ecosystems will look like. students will bring their organizational maps to make sure that they include everything that belongs in their ecosystem. Students will make a list of supplies that they will need to make this image a reality.
Day three: Students will bring in a shoe box along with their materials. Students will write down the organisms who share relationships, and what would happen to their ecosystem if one of the organisms was not present in their ecosystem they will write this on a separate piece of paper and attach the paper to the back of the box. The teacher will assist students in the construction of their ecosystems.
Day four: Students will continue to construct their ecosystems with the guidance of the teacher.
Day five: Students will present their ecosystem projects to the class. Students will explain to their classmates the relationships involved with the organisms that live in their ecosystem. Students will also explain the chain of life events that occur inside their ecosystems.
Great Job, now lets show our work!
How does this project accommodate to every student?
Students will be given five previous lessons about what an ecosystem is, what it involves, how the chain of life works, and the relationships that are involved with organisms in the ecosystem. Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems while constructing their own ecosystem in a shoe box to complete the full unit on ecosystems. This project allows students to work hands on with materials that represent the information that they attained from the previous week. this project can be used as an assessment for teachers to see what their students have learned about ecosystems and how the ecosystem works and survives. This project appeals to the multiple intelligence's and various types of learners such as kinetic, due to movement and hands on work, visual due to the depiction of illustration and construction of ecosystem with materials, and auditory through the use of the ecosystem song video that helps students understand and remember key components of an ecosystem while accompanying the information with a catchy beet. This project gives students a sense of independence as they singly construct something unique and individual to themselves . Accommodations such as prior notice, written notes, extended time and individualized attention can be given to students who apply. Modifications such as individualized instruction and modified work for the previous five lessons along with simplified tasks during the construction of the shoe box ecosystem.