Activities
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This
"Biological
Communities" activity uses soil samples to investigate
relationships
in a community.
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The
"Chain
Reactions" game lets students explore relationships in food
chains.
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Have
students try this Glencoe
matching game for the vocabulary in "The
Principles of Ecology" chapter.
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Probe
"Deer:
Predation and Starvation" in this activity.
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Identify
the members of a "Food
Web" and construct another web in this activity.
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Have
students do this "Principles
of Ecology"
crossword puzzle.
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This
"Food
Webs" activity uses index card and colored markers to
construct a Food
Web on the chalk or white board.
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"Food
Kerplunk" is a game designed to teach preservation of
wildlife in an
ecosystem.
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Do
"The Principles of Ecology"
wordsearch puzzle wth answners .
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Try
this "Food
Webs" mystery game in four different ecosystems.
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Do
these Glencoe "Orangisms
and Their Environment"
and "Nutrition and Energy Flow"
worksheets.
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This
"Introduction
to Food Chains and Food Webs" activity uses pictures of
plants and
animals in a Chapparal biome to construct a food web.
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In
this NOVA activity,
"Volcanoes
of the Deep," students must use the internet to explore the
symbiotic
relationships between organisms found around hydrothermal vents.
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This
"Predator-Prey
Simulation" uses squares cut out of index card to represent
predators
and prey.
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A
WebQuest "Exploring
the Life and Ecology of Mono Lake." This WebQuest
includes instructions,
resources, a rubric for grading, and teacher information.
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Learn
about the types of relationships
found between organisms on a coral reef in PBS's "Coral
Reef Connections" activity.
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View
this "Carbon
Cycle Diagram," read about it, and answer the questions from
thisTeacher's
Domainis activity (You must register for free to access).
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Watch
the "Ancient
Farmers of the Amazon" video about the symbiotic relationship
between
Leafcutter ants and the fungi on which they feed along with another
surprising
relationship. This is also from Teacher's Domain,
and includes
questions about the video.
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"Food
Chain" is actually a food pyramid simulation that allows you
to change
the populations of organisms at various levels of the pyramid to see
the
results.
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"WebQuest:
Create Life" is a WebQuest designed for students to take an
in-depth
look at Ecosystems. The students will be designing imaginary organsims,
giving them names, niches, and existence to show the relationships that
are evident in all ecosystems. It includes a scoring rubric.
Labs
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This
NOVA "Night
Creatures of the Kalahari" lab investigates the balance
between preditors
and prey.
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See
how salt affects the germination
of seeds in this "Salt Tolerance of Seeds"
lab.
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Dissect
"Owl
Pellets" to discover the other members of an owl's niche.
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Or
go to the "KidWings"
site to do virtual owl pellet dissections and view the flash movie that
shows how owl pellets are formed.
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For
an online lab, try "Let's
Take a Dip" .
The lab explores the organisms found in different habitats.
This
lab is designed more for middle school students.
- "The Lynx Eats the Hare" is a classroom simulation of
predator-prey interaction from Flinn
Scientific.
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