MICHIGAN FORESTS FOREVER TEACHERS GUIDE

FOOD CHAINS

"Web of Life",  Project Learning Tree Pre K-8 Guide, Seventh Edition, page 148, Activity #45

Overview

In this activity, students will take a close look at one particular ecosystem (a forest) and will discover the ways that plants and animals are connected to each other.  By substituting the appropriate information, you can also use the activity to study other ecosystems, such as oceans, deserts, marshes, or prairies.

Objectives

• Collect information about various organisms in an ecosystem.
• Create a mural that depicts the interdependence of of various organisms, with other components in an ecosystem.
• Create a simulated web of life using a ball of string.

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