3
Food Chains and Webs
Harrelson, Ecosystems Unit Science: Grade 5, Ages 10-12
Time Two 60 min te class !eriods
"esson #escri!tion $n t%is lesson, t%e learners will identi&y com!onents o& &ood c%ains and &ood we's t%ro g% t%e se o& gra!%ics, a (ideo, and t%e creation o& &ood c%ains and we's)
State * rric l m Standards 5)")2: Understand t%e interde!endence o& !lants and animals wit% t%eir ecosystem) 5)TT)1: Use tec%nology tools and s+ills to rein&orce and e,tend classroom conce!ts and acti(ities S")5)1: Engage e&&ecti(ely in a range o& colla'orati(e disc ssions -one- on-one, in gro !s, and teac%er-led. wit% di(erse !artners on grade 5 to!ics and te,ts, ' ilding on ot%ers/ ideas and e,!ressing t%eir own clearly
$nstr ctional 0'1ecti(es #e&ine t%e terms &ood c%ain and &ood we' $denti&y com!onents o& &ood c%ains and &ood we's $denti&y t%e similarities and di&&erences in &ood c%ains and &ood we's
*reate sim!le &ood c%ains and &ood we's
$nstr ctional 2roced res &or #ay 1 "esson $ntrod ction T%e lesson will 'egin 'y as+ing st dents w%at t%ey remem'er a'o t t%e 'iotic com!onents t%at we !re(io sly disc ssed) 3e will again disc ss t%e &low o& energy in t%e 'iotic com!onents o& ecosystems) $ will s%ow t%e st dents t%e &ood c%ain gra!%ic &rom t%e nit we'site) A&ter disc ssing t%e &low o& energy s%own in t%e gra!%ic, we will (iew t%e &ood we' gra!%ic) 3e will t%en disc ss similarities and di&&erences in &ood c%ains and &ood we's) Tec%ni4 es and acti(ities St dents will t%en 'e s%own t%e St dy 5ams (ideo on &ood we's -w%ic% incor!orates in&ormation on &ood c%ains as well.) # ring t%e (ideo, t%ey will 'e gi(en time to create !ersonal de&initions t%ro g% writing, listing, and drawing in t%eir science note'oo+s) $ will !a se t%e (ideo as needed to allow time &or t%em to create t%eir de&initions) 6e,t, st dents will wor+ indi(id ally to create sim!le &ood c%ains on t%eir net'oo+s) T%is will 'e done sing 7icroso&t 3ord -!reinstalled on net'oo+s. and cli!art) St dents will 'e re4 ired to incl de at least t%ree la'eled -e)g) !rod cer or cons mer. !ict res on t%eir &ood c%ains) Any cons mers will also need to 'e la'eled as %er'i(ores or carni(ores) A&ter creating t%eir &ood c%ains, t%ey will need to email t%e com!leted c%ain to me, w%ic% t%ey %a(e done wit% !re(io s assignments) "esson *los re 8ollowing t%e lesson, $ will select a &ew st dents to s%are t%eir com!leted &ood c%ains on t%e S7A9T 'oard) T%e st dents will also need to add additional in&ormation to t%e " section o& t%e :3" c%arts t%at were !re(io sly created in t%eir science note'oo+s) $nstr ctional 2roced res &or #ay 2 "esson $ntrod ction T%e lesson will 'egin 'y as+ing st dents to s%are w%at t%ey remem'er a'o t &ood c%ains and &ood we's) $ will e,!lain to st dents t%at today we will 'e creating o r own &ood we's sing 7icroso&t 3ord) St dents will 'e allowed to wor+ indi(id ally or in !airs to create t%ese &ood we's) Tec%ni4 es and acti(ities St dents will se 7icroso&t 3ord to create t%eir &ood we's) $ will e,!lain t%at t%ey need to %a(e a minim m o& ten te,t items on t%eir &ood we's) 2rod cers s%o ld 'e identi&ied t%ro g% t%e se o& green colored te,t and cons mers s%o ld 'e identi&ied t%ro g% t%e se o& red colored te,t) A&ter com!leting t%e &ood we's, st dents will need to sa(e t%em and email t%em to me) "esson *los re At t%e end o& t%e lesson, t%e st dents will %a(e t%e o!tion o& s%aring t%eir &ood we's on t%e Smart 'oard) T%ey will also need to add additional in&ormation to t%e " section o& t%e :3" c%arts t%at were created in t%eir science note'oo+s)
Ada!tations &or s!ecial learners $ will read in&ormation &rom t%e gra!%ics dis!layed on t%e S7A9T 'oard to assist t%ose st dents t%at str ggle in reading) St dents will 'e allowed to create !ersonal de&initions t%ro g% writing, listing, and; or drawing as needed) $ will also !ro(ide e,tra assistance to any st dents w%o str ggle wit% t%e &ood c%ain and &ood we' acti(ities as needed) $n addition, $ will lea(e t%e &ood c%ain and &ood we' gra!%ics &rom t%e nit we'site on t%e S7A9T 'oard d ring t%e acti(ities to assist st dents in com!leting t%eir own assignments wit% t%e sti! lation t%at t%ey may not sim!ly co!y t%e e,am!les) S !!lemental Acti(ities Any st dents w%o are str ggling wit% t%e material will 'e !ro(ided wit% !rinted co!ies o& t%e gra!%ics to +ee! in t%eir science note'oo+s &or re(iew) Any st dent w%o %as tro 'le identi&ying la'els &or t%e created &ood c%ain can se t%eir notes &rom t%eir science note'oo+s or net'oo+s to loo+ ! in&ormation as needed) St dents will also 'e allowed to loo+ ! in&ormation as needed w%en creating t%eir &ood we's) Assessment;E(al ation St dents will 'e in&ormally assessed on t%e data in t%eir science note'oo+s) T%ey s%o ld %a(e !ersonal de&initions &or eac% o& t%e +ey words disc ssed d ring t%e lesson, as well as additions to t%e " section o& t%e !re(io sly created :3" c%art) T%ey will also 'e assessed on t%e creation o& t%e &ood c%ains and &ood we's) 8ood c%ains are re4 ired to %a(e a minim m o& t%ree la'eled !ict res, incl ding w%et%er t%e s!eci&ied item is a !rod cer or cons mer, as well as identi&ication as an %er'i(ore or carni(ore i& t%e item is a cons mer) T%e &ood we's will 'e re4 ired to %a(e at least ten te,t items wit% !rod cers identi&ied sing green colored te,t and cons mers identi&ied sing red colored te,t) "earner 2rod cts St dents will create de&initions o& +eywords in t%eir note'oo+s wit% drawings to %el! t%em remem'er t%e meanings o& t%ose +eywords) T%ey will add to t%e " !ortion o& t%eir :3" c%arts) Eac% st dent s%o ld %a(e emailed a com!leted &ood c%ain wit% at least t%ree la'eled images identi&ying t%e image as a !rod cer, cons mer, or decom!oser, and in t%e case o& cons mers, eit%er %er'i(ores or carni(ores) Eac% st dent or !air will also need to email a com!leted &ood we' to me wit% t%e re4 ired items)
* Note for learners: This lesson plan template is adapted from the model that is recommended in the book Preparing to Use Technology: A Practical Guide for Technology Integration.
