Fourth grade students in Rooms 9 and 15 are researching different organisms in the Monterey Bay ecosystem.
Working in pairs, we are constructing models in the Studio Lab, and each student will complete a nine-part, written report on his/her organism that is due on November 18.
In their reports, students will create a diagram of their organism's food chain, label all the producers, consumers and decomposers, and track the path of energy as it passes through the chain. They will describe their organism's size, appearance, diet, and predators, as well as other details including its conservation status, factors affecting its future population, and scientific name.
Of course, students will also include a complete bibliography as well, citing at least three print, web, or interview sources.
For those of you interested in brushing up on food webs, endangered species, and identifying herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, check out the free online resources for kids that Ms. Laichtman found from Sheppard Software, at http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner3.htm.
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