Ecosystem Teacher Resources

Fifth graders participate in an outdoor activity to simulate deer and the resources available to them. In this ecosystem habitat lesson, 5th graders observe what is happening as the activity progresses. Students record conclusions about what happened during the activity. Students understand how resources can become more scarce.

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Fourth graders research different ecosystems and write a poem about an ecosystem in the form of a diamante poem. In small groups they read and discuss information about their selected ecosystem. Student sthen write a diamante poem and create a group mural illustrating the various aspects of their ecosystem.

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Students create a classroom food web using components observed during a field trip. They first watch a video describing and defining the essential components of an ecosystem then they go out to a local park or pond and observe the ecosystem.

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Learners read about cats in Borneo and discuss role predators play in controlling population size. They map the interdependencies among species. They read about flux in ecosystems and complete a worksheet.

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Students examine the concepts of ecosystems and interdependence. They construct block pyramids to demonstrate interdependence, and map off an area to observe and identify animals. They create food chain mobiles and play a web of life game.

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Students examine climatic effects on ecosystems. They plant tomatoes and observe the differences in plant growth with differences in light. They create picture collages of plants, animals, and insects found in each climate of the U.S.

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Fourth graders go on a virtual field trip to five ecosystems. They investigate and videotape a temperate forest in the school's backyard.

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Fifth graders examine ecosystems through a variety of activities including an Internet hunt, work at centers, and building a diorama on a specific habitat.

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Sixth graders explore survival in ecosystems. For this ecosystem lesson, 6th graders examine what the outcome would be if different organisms were unable to survive in their ecosystems. Students conduct inquiry research regarding the topic and share their findings in a comic strip.

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Pupils complete various activities in order to explain that ecosystems are complex and that animal behavior (mainly that of a predator) is not necessarily intentional or bad.

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