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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Use for 5 minutes a day.
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