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Ecosystems Extension Activities

 

Fall Post-Visit Projects and Extensions

1. Students complete questions on their field study worksheet.

2. Debrief Nitrogen Cycle Game with teacher-led questions and larger version of worksheet.
(Objective 4, 5)

3. Students observe their terrariums intermittently and record what they see. (Objective 1, 7)

 

Winter Post-Visit Projects and Extensions

Water Drop’s Adventures: based on their own Incredible Journey, 1. students create guided imagery stories of their adventures as a water molecule and 2. have a choice of creating a poster, cartoon strip, or a song using their story as the foundation. (Objective 4, 5)

 

Spring Post-Visit Projects and Extensions

The Web, a story by Brian “Fox” Ellis. The story covers a variety of ecological and scientific topics such as food webs, predator vs prey relationships and the water cycle.