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The Mechanisms of Decay and Decomposition
Eighth graders study how all living things die. They are introduced tot he life cycle and the concept of an ecosystem. Students have a introductory exposure to trophic levels (producer-consumer-decomposer) in the environment.
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What is Economics?
Students define economics; Explain the importance and process of making economic choices and decisions; Identify the factors of Production; Determine the goal of entrepreneurship. Students identify and describe the difficulties...
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Time, Talent, Treasure and Economics
Students work cooperatively to create a quilt. They choose a pattern and determine the specific skills and steps needed to produce that quilt. Labor is divided equally between group members and a quilt is created assembly line style....
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Who Is Eating Whom?
Young scholars discuss the food chain and identify if various organisms are producers or consumers. They draw ten types of organisms and construct a food web of these organisms, labelling each as a producer or consumer.
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Producers and Consumers
Third graders identify the relationship between producers and consumers and supply and demand. They listen to a lecture and complete a variety of graphic organizers to show their understanding.
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Food Chains and Webs
Learners identify the organisms found near their school or house and observe them. In this food chain lesson students examine how an organism gets their energy and then fill in a chart to create a food web with the organisms they listed.
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Strands Walk An Ecological Observation
Students examine an ecosystem and analyze the role of two abiotic factors in the ecosystem. In this ecosystem instructional activity students complete an activity on their ecosystem.
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Little Sprout
Students plant seeds. In this producers lesson, students compare plants and list what they have in common. They discuss what plants need in order to grow. Students then plant seeds and observe them as they grow.
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Biological Communities
Students identify consumers and producers in different communities. Students collect a variety of soil samples and record organisms found in the samples.
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Trophic Levels and Food Webs
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to trophic levels and food webs. There are 27 biology terms located in the word search.
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Biology Vocabulary
In this biology activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to food webs and animal species. There are 52 biology terms located in the word search.
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Food Chain
In this science worksheet, students match the words given in the first column with the correct definition found in the second column. There are six vocabulary terms to define.
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Food Webs
Students are explained that they are spending the next few days researching an organism in preparation for a field trip. They are shown an overhead of the Field Guide. Students discuss what habitat means. They use their organism to...
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"Working in a Hat Factory"
Students analyze the understanding of what a producer is. Students distinguish between producers and consumers. Students produce a hat of his/her own. Students will share creations with each other.
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Web of Life - Alaska
Seventh graders research Alaska, then construct their own food web after researching a habitat of their choice.