Prairie Ecosystem
Observe the populations of grass, prairie dogs, ferrets and foxes in a prairie ecosystem. Investigate feeding relationships and determine the food chain. Bar graphs and line graphs show changes in populations over time.
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Observe the populations of grass, prairie dogs, ferrets and foxes in a prairie ecosystem. Investigate feeding relationships and determine the food chain. Bar graphs and line graphs show changes in populations over time.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify the producer in an ecosystem.
- Classify consumers as herbivores or carnivores.
- Investigate the interdependence of the organisms in an ecosystem.
- Determine what each organism eats based on the results of experiments.
- Explore the long-term effects of changes to the ecosystem.
VOCABULARY:
- carnivore, consumer, ecosystem, equilibrium, extinct, food chain, herbivore, organism, population, prairie, producer
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Prairie Ecosystem Teacher Guide -French
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Prairie Ecosystem Student Exploration Sheet-French
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Prairie Ecosystem Vocabulary Sheet-French
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Prairie Ecosystem for NECAP
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awesome! (also prairie dogs are cute) ;)
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Great Gizmo for food chains and population. Also good for effects of each organism on the ecosystem.
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good simulation to show interconnectedness and the impact of keystone species and apex predators
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