Ecosystem
Project
We have been learning about the Earth’s various ecosystems, and we will continue to study changes in an ecosystem over the next few weeks. Our first project of the year will help students understand which plants and animals are in a particular ecosystem. To get started, each child will need a container about the size of a shoebox. If you do not have a shoebox, check with a local business; stores like Wal-Mart are usually very helpful with school projects.
For the rest of the project, your child is to choose one of the following ecosystems: desert, grassland, tundra, forest, or tropical rain forest. They are to design a three dimensional ecosystem which contains both the living and nonliving things found in that environment. Start by turning the box on its side to complete the ecosystem. Be sure to color, paint, or find pictures for the background (walls) and the sky (top of the inside). Then glue in place herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers, plants, and other nonliving items. As a general guideline, you should be able to tell which ecosystem has been chosen just by looking at the project.
Please remember your child should only place the things that may be found in that ecosystem. For example, we would not see a polar bear in a rain forest. Finally, students should write one paragraph describing how the plants and animals in their ecosystem interact; the paragraph should be attached to the top of the box along with the type of ecosystem chosen and their name. These projects are due on Tuesday, August 26.
If you have any questions, please send me a note or an e-mail: [email protected].
Thanks, and have fun!
Mr. Spahr
We have been learning about the Earth’s various ecosystems, and we will continue to study changes in an ecosystem over the next few weeks. Our first project of the year will help students understand which plants and animals are in a particular ecosystem. To get started, each child will need a container about the size of a shoebox. If you do not have a shoebox, check with a local business; stores like Wal-Mart are usually very helpful with school projects.
For the rest of the project, your child is to choose one of the following ecosystems: desert, grassland, tundra, forest, or tropical rain forest. They are to design a three dimensional ecosystem which contains both the living and nonliving things found in that environment. Start by turning the box on its side to complete the ecosystem. Be sure to color, paint, or find pictures for the background (walls) and the sky (top of the inside). Then glue in place herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers, plants, and other nonliving items. As a general guideline, you should be able to tell which ecosystem has been chosen just by looking at the project.
Please remember your child should only place the things that may be found in that ecosystem. For example, we would not see a polar bear in a rain forest. Finally, students should write one paragraph describing how the plants and animals in their ecosystem interact; the paragraph should be attached to the top of the box along with the type of ecosystem chosen and their name. These projects are due on Tuesday, August 26.
If you have any questions, please send me a note or an e-mail: [email protected].
Thanks, and have fun!
Mr. Spahr
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