Ecosystem Posters

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Streams poster, labeled by M & M

Grade Level: Elementary

Objective: Students will continue to build on the work they've done this semester on ecosystems, displaying their knowledge on a poster (to be hung in the school hallway.)

Materials: Ecosystems and Food Chains by Francene Sabin, stream ecosystem or other nature poster, labels with species names and ecosystem parts (example: living, non-living, primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore), Bill Nye Video

Today we:
-finished reading Ecosystems and Food Chains by Francene Sabin
-labeled "streams" Washington Fish and Wildlife poster with species names and ecosytem parts
-watched Bill Nye video on "food web" and worked on "thank-you" cards

Washington State Content Areas Covered:

EALR 4: Life Science 
Big Idea: Biological Evolution (LS3)
Core Content: Variation of Inherited Characteristics

Students know that:
-2-3 LS3A There are variations among the same kinds of plants and animals.
-2-3 LS3B The offspring of a plant or animal closely resembles its parents, but close inspection reveals differences
-2-3 LS3C Sometimes differences in characteristics give individual plants or animals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

• Give examples of variations among individuals of the same kinds of plants and animals within a population (e.g., tall and short pine trees, black cats and white cats, people with blue eyes or brown eyes, with freckles or without).
• Compare the offspring of a plant or animal with its parents, listing features that are similar and that are different.
 • Predict how differences in characteristics might help one individual survive better than another (e.g., animals that are stronger or faster, plants or animals that blend into the background, plants that grow taller or that need less water to survive).