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Finding the Shape of a Web

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils examine spider webs they find as they explore outside. They make T-chart of the shapes found in two different webs and draw them on geoboard paper. Next, they measure length and width of a spider's web before checking to see if...
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Prior Knowledge Investigation-Food Webs

For Teachers 7th
Students explore food webs. They identify any misconceptions of producers, consumers or decomposers and their relationship within a food web. Students draw an example of a food web for each of the examples that are given. They address...
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Food Web Chasey

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students work together to review the concepts of food webs and food chains. They describe the role of plants and animals when dealing with the cycling of energy. They identify any behavioural strategies to help the animals survive.
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Food Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to define food web, and identify the interdependence of organisms within a system. They are able to describe how natural events and human activities can impact a food web.
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The Web of Life - Ecosystem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the concepts of ecosystems and interdependence. They construct block pyramids to demonstrate interdependence, and map off an area to observe and identify animals. They create food chain mobiles and play a web of life game.
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Introducing Habitats and Biodiversity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify habitats in Arizona. Theys define and illustrate a food web, and explain the importance fo biodiversity.
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Week 8 - Sea Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using a magnifier, mini marine biologists examine the barbules of a bird feather. They swirl the it into a mixture of oil and water and then re-examine the feather. After the activity, discuss how the oily feathers pose a problem to sea...
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Web of Predators and Prey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the food chain by researching the Internet.  In this ecosystem lesson, students view the video "Competitor and Predator" and read a book from the series "The Magic School Bus."  Students utilize a worksheet to...
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Aquatic Ecosystem Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit a local stream, pond, creek, or river and collect macroinvertebrates. They sort macroinvertebrates and identify each species using a dichotomous key. Students decide on trophic levels and construct a possible food web for...
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ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Stress the importance of authenticating online resources and understanding the sources of websites' information with this activity. Using a Web-based activity, the lesson prompts young learners to think critically about determining the...
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Evaluating Web Sites

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students determine how to critically evaluate visual and medias aspects of web sites. They examine the purpose of assigned web sites.
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Early Explorers Web Quest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils use the Canadian atlas online to research early explorers and settlers in Canada. They also complete a Web Quest to gather information from maps. They make generalizations about the early settlement patterns as well.
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Organisms and Their Environments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study a local ecosystem and research the organisms to create a food web. In this ecosystem lesson, students view a video and answer questions. They visit a local ecosystem and make a list of organisms to research. Students...
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Field Trip to the Watsonville Wetlands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the differences between food webs and food chains.  In this wetland lesson students play a food web game and go on a scavenger hunt. 
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The Interdependence of Birds and the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders participate in the "Checks and Balances" game. This game lets them experience the interdependence of oragnisms specific to the Great Salt Lake. They recieved informaton about food chains, food webs, trophic levels various...
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 5th
Have your class conduct research to learn all they can about simple machines. They use the web, take notes from a video, write a script, then make a film describing various simple machines found in real life. These videos are then...
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Marine Food Web

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the effects of the food chain on all animals by creating a food web.  In this seafood instructional activity, students discuss energy flow and research a specific marine organism of their choice.  Young...
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Forest Food Webs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the interdependency of life in a temperate forest by studying selected organisms from an Asian temperate forest and creating a food web.
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Transcontinental Railroad Web Quest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine aspects of the Transcontinental Railroad. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students conduct a web-quest in order to gather information about the Transcontinental Railroad. Students will use their information to analyze...
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Michigan Sea Grant

Food Chains and Webs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Starting with a simple food chain, young scientists interpret the difference and interrelatedness between herbivores, carnivores and producers. They answer questions related to cause and effect of food chain disruptions, including the...
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Constructing Food Chains

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore different habitats and the food chains within.   In this food web lesson students construct food chains for different habitats.
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The Web Of Life - Overlapping Food Chains

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students perform an activity in which they discover what happens when food chains overlap in an ecosystem and discover the three components of a food web.
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Web of Wonder Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners learn how all living things in an ecosystem are connected in some way. By building their own "web" your class look at energy flow through the food web system and how environmental changes disrupt the system.
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Food Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use a software program to create a food web. Using the web, they identify the path of energy using arrows and label organisms as either producers or consumers. They show and explain their food web to the class.

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