Introduction
Welcome to the ecosystems.
This is about five different ecosystems.
Grade level 4 to 6
Curriculum Science
Author: Alissa Thomas
This webquest is about the different ecosystems that we have. It'll go over five of them here. They include the marine, desert, forests, grassland, and the tundra. The students will go through the sites and get information from websites I provide along with websites they have found.
Task
The students will be paired in groups of three or four. The students will be assigned one of the five ecosystems that will be covered here. Then they will create a poster board on that ecosystem. The poster board must include at less three photos along with their information. The students must also include their sources on the poster board. These sources must be the source I give along with one other source. When the students are done with their project they will present them to the class. All of the group members must participate in the presentation .I ask the presentation to be at les three minutes, but no more then five minutes.
Process
Group 1 Tundra
What is the Tundra?
Where is the tundra located?
Describe the climate.
What animals and plants are located there?
Group 2 Marine
How big is the the marine ecosystem?
What kind of animals and plants live there?
Discuss the three zones.
Why is it so important?
Group 3 Desert
Describe the climate of the desert.
What animals live in the desert
What plants live in this ecosystem?
Where is the desert located
Group 4 Grassland
What are grassland?
Where are they located?
What type of animals live there?
Describe the climate.
Group 5 Forest
Describe the forest decomposers
Describe the different types of consumers
Describe the environment
Describe the foundations of the ecosystem
The links the student will use
https://sciencing.com/ocean-ecosystem-kids-12071312.html
https://sciencing.com/desert-ecosystems-kids-8029364.html
https://sciencing.com/fast-biomes-tundra-7741621.html
https://sciencing.com/types-environmental-ecosystems-8640.html
https://sciencing.com/about-6325114-information-forest-ecosystem.html
https://sciencing.com/what-is-a-grasslands-ecosystem-13404944.html0
Evaluation
Total
| Presentation |
100-75 points Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. |
74 to 40 points Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. |
39 to 0 points Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. |
| Sources | Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format. | Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format. | Very little or no source information was collected. |
| Requirements | All requirements are met and exceeded. | All requirements are met. | One requirement was not completely met. |
| Organization | Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. | Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. | There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. |
| Originality | Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. | Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. | Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. |
Conclusion
In conclusion to the webquests, the students will know the five different above biomes/ ecosystems.They will also know the characteristics. The students should be able to identify them and label them. They student will be able to identify and label the plants and animals from each biome.
Teacher Page
Grades 4 to 6
Subject Middle school
The webquest can be used to teach students about the different ecosystems and how the are alike and different
References
https://sciencing.com/ocean-ecosystem-kids-12071312.html
https://sciencing.com/desert-ecosystems-kids-8029364.html
https://sciencing.com/fast-biomes-tundra-7741621.html
https://sciencing.com/types-environmental-ecosystems-8640.html
https://sciencing.com/about-6325114-information-forest-ecosystem.html
https://sciencing.com/what-is-a-grasslands-ecosystem-13404944.html0