There otter be a better way. As a class, groups work together to create a food web based on the organisms in the kelp forest. Budding scientists watch a video on the kelp forest to see how the organisms create a food web and hear about the importance of the sea otter in the web. To complete the lesson, they discuss the importance of the kelp forest and what they can do to help conserve it.

Concepts

food webs, habitats, ocean habitats, sea otters, conservation, wildlife conservation, ecosystems, marine ecosystems, seaweed

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a food web for a nearby ecosystem
• Research conservation strategies that are designed to help a specific ecosystem

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes pupils understand a basic food web

Pros

• Includes information for the teacher on aspects of the kelp forest food web
• Provides links to outside sources of sea otter research

Cons

• The sea otter game is no longer available