Basics
- Project TitleEcosystem Explorations
- ThemeFood chain, plants, bees, ants, earthworms
- Submitted ByPASS Program
Webster Middle School - Organization21st CCLC
- Brief DescriptionA nine lesson unit in understanding the importance and interdependence of the ecosystem
- Materials / ResourcesListed in each lesson separately
- Team membersLinda Neff and Linda Atwood
Key Questions
- Connections: How or why was this topic identified? Why is it meaningful?This topic coordinates with grade three and four curriculm.
- Background Research: What resources were used to find background information for this project?This project was developed in coordination with a training of STEM activities for the Central Region of 21st CCLC programs.
- Outcomes: What was the outcome? How was it shared or applied in the community?It has been taught in our PASS Afterschool Program.
Instructional Techniques
- Group workStudents work in groups to determine parts of a food chain
Students create habitats in groups - Journal writing Students keep a journal to record new learnings
- Teacher directedStudents keep word banks and listen to stories
- Hands onStudents create a honeycomb and bee wih labeled parts
Students create a food web with yarn and 3x5 cards
Assessment Techniques
- Teacher observationsStudents will create and label parts of a bug
Students will create a habitat.
- Class discussionsStudents will explain a food chain.
- Art ActivityStudents will create a honey comb and be able to explain it.
Tags = ecosystems | biology | honey-bees | Subject = Science | Grade Level = Elem | Time Period = School Year | Program/Funding = 647 |
Direct website link to this project: http://ContextualLearningPortal.org/contextual.asp?projectnumber=270.8562
