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I. Ecosystems: Rainforests
A. California State Standards
Students will understand the following concepts:
a. Living organisms depend on one another and on
theirenvironment for survival
b. Students know ecosystems can be characterized by their
living
and nonliving componentsc. Students know that in any particular
environment, some kinds of
animals and plants survive well, survive less well, and some
cannot survive at all
II. Day 1-Introduction to systems
A. Lesson on different ecosystems around the world
a. What is a system?b. Living and nonliving components-create
list
c. Show pictures of maps and rainforest locationsd. KWL chart
based on rainforest and discuss
e. Show video of rainforest
III. Day 2-How a system works
A. Lesson on components of rainforest and how they all work
together
(system)a. Discuss animals and plants that exist in a
rainforest-relationship
between dependency of animals and plants
b. Introduce vocabulary terms: canopy, understory, and forest
floorc. Students will create list of different plants, animals, and
weather
components that are specific to the rainforest
Animals Plants Weather
IV. Day 3-Research for their final project
A. Teacher will explain to student details of final project
a. Choose an animal or plant that lives in the rainforest
b. Research their topic on the Internetc. Present two page
report to class on Day 5
d. Report must include graphics (tables, charts, photos, graphs,
etc.)
B. Conduct a computer lab session
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a. Teacher will provide students resources of websites about
the
rainforest
b. Students will explore and research their topic on the
InternetC. Compile a list of topics and interesting facts
V. Day 4-Review of state standards
A. Teacher and students will discuss the following concepts
a. Living organisms depend on one anotherb. Ecosystems can be
characterized by their living and nonliving
components
c. In a particular environment, some animals and plants
survive
well, somewhat survive well, and cannot survive at allB.
Students will have time to work on their final project
VI. Day 5-Student presentations
A. Students will present their 2 page report to class
B. Extension of lessona. Will your animal or plant survive in
other ecosystems such as
grasslands, tundra, or ocean?
b. Why or why not?
C. Entire class will help create display of topics on the wall
using anddecorating with pictures of rainforest
Integration of technology will be incorporated in Days 1 and 3.
Students will
be shown photos of the rainforest as well as a video discussing
the different
components of the rainforest during the introduction of
ecosystems on Day 1.A great way to help students complete their
final project is using the Internet
to research their topic. Students will be able to find
information on their
animal or plant using the resources and websites provided by the
teacherduring a computer lab session on Day 3.
