Forest Ecosystem
Observe and manipulate the populations of four creatures (trees, deer, bears, and mushrooms) in a forest. Investigate the feeding relationships (food web) in the forest. Determine which creatures are producers, consumers, and decomposers. Pictographs and line graphs show changes in populations over time.
Launch GizmoForest Ecosystem
Observe and manipulate the populations of four creatures (trees, deer, bears, and mushrooms) in a forest. Investigate the feeding relationships (food web) in the forest. Determine which creatures are producers, consumers, and decomposers. Pictographs and line graphs show changes in populations over time.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the role each type (consumer, producer, decomposer) of creature plays in the carbon cycle.
- Determine the feeding dependencies in a forest ecosystem.
- Determine which consumers are decomposers.
- Interpret pictographs and line graphs.
VOCABULARY:
- consumer, decomposer, inorganic, organic, population, producer
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Task Card: Forest Ecosystem
This task card can be used for remote learning or in class as a small group or individual activity. In th... (more)is activity, students will investigate the the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in the forest ecosystem.
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Vocabulario: Ecosistema Forestal
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Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Ecosistema Forestal
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This CER worksheet asks students to write a proposal to allow hunting in this forest, while keeping deer ... (more)populations at a level of 50%. They will support their proposal with evidence and reasoning in order to convince the State Department of Natural Resources committee to select their proposal.
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