STEM Thursday, Kostoryz Elementary April 7th, 2016
Presenters: Ms. Clayborne, Ms. Moore, Ms. Pardom, Ms. Stephens
Webs of Life Lesson Plan
ENGAGE
What features do the Spider-Tailed Horned have that make it easier for them to catch their prey?
EXPLORE/EXPLAIN
STATION ONE: FOOD WEBS
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Let’s make a marine food web!
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Food Web Cards (plant and animal pictures)
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Marine Food Web Info Cards
STATION TWO: FOOD CHAINS
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Food Chain Cards
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Why do all living things need plants?
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If the plant population in a food chain was to die off because of drought, how would that affect the rest of the food chain?
STATION THREE: ONLINE FOOD CHAINS
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Let’s Explore Online
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What is a producer? Where does it get its energy from?
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What is a consumer? Where does it get its energy from?
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Do you think there are more producers or more consumers?
ELABORATE
Let’s Play a Game!
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Why did the games end?
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Which games were the shortest? The longest? Why?
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How does area affect predator/prey relationships?
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How is this game like a real ecosystem? How is it different?
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Where does grass get energy?
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Where does the grasshopper get energy? The lizards? The hawks?
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What happened when poison was introduced into the food chain?
EVALUATE
Let’s Make a Food Chain!
