standards:
GLE: 4. 2. A. Grade 3: a. Identify sunlight as the primary source of energy plants use to product their own food
b. Classify populations of organism as producers or consumbers by the role they serve in the ecosystem
c. Sequence the flow of energy through a food chain beginning with the Sun
d. Predict the possible effects of removing an organism from a food chain
GLE: 7. 1. A. Grade 3: a. Pose questions about objects, mamterials, organisms, and events in the environment
b. Plan and conduct a fair test to answer a question
GLE: 7. 1. C. Grade 3: d. Analyze whether evidence supports proposed explanations
GLE: 8. 3. A. Grade 3: a. Identify a question that was asked, or could be asked, or a problem that needed to be solved when given a 1111111111111111111brief scenario
b.Work with a group to solve a problem, giving due credit to the ideas and contributions of each group member
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ISTE Standards:
NETS.S: 1. Creativity and Innovation:
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
d. Identigy trends and forecast possiblities
2. Communication and Collaboration:
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media
b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
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b. Classify populations of organism as producers or consumbers by the role they serve in the ecosystem
c. Sequence the flow of energy through a food chain beginning with the Sun
d. Predict the possible effects of removing an organism from a food chain
GLE: 7. 1. A. Grade 3: a. Pose questions about objects, mamterials, organisms, and events in the environment
b. Plan and conduct a fair test to answer a question
GLE: 7. 1. C. Grade 3: d. Analyze whether evidence supports proposed explanations
GLE: 8. 3. A. Grade 3: a. Identify a question that was asked, or could be asked, or a problem that needed to be solved when given a 1111111111111111111brief scenario
b.Work with a group to solve a problem, giving due credit to the ideas and contributions of each group member
Click here to view all the GLEs.
ISTE Standards:
NETS.S: 1. Creativity and Innovation:
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
d. Identigy trends and forecast possiblities
2. Communication and Collaboration:
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media
b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Click here to view the ISTE Standards.
resources:
These are all links used for the students to gather their information:
-http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/producersconsumers.htm
-http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/food-chain/?ar_a=1
-http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html
-http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season11/food_chain/facts.cfm
-http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/producersconsumers.htm
-http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/food-chain/?ar_a=1
-http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html
-http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season11/food_chain/facts.cfm
Prior KnowledGe:
It would be good for students to have an idea of what food chains look like because they are creating their own.