Critters, Creatures and More Anisiya Pallegedara Plants &Animals

Main Topics Lesson 1-Who’s Who and What Do They Do? Lesson 1-Who’s Who and What Do They Do? Producers, Consumers and Decomposers Producers, Consumers and Decomposers Lesson 2- Lesson 2- Food Webs and Food Chains Food Webs and Food Chains Lesson 3 Lesson 3 How Senses Help Animals Survive How Senses Help Animals Survive

Online Material This 3-lesson unit incorporates a variety of online resources. The resources not only assist students in the acquirement of information for content areas, but also assists them in obtaining skills pertaining to technology This 3-lesson unit incorporates a variety of online resources. The resources not only assist students in the acquirement of information for content areas, but also assists them in obtaining skills pertaining to technology

Filamentality The use of the unit “Filamentality” website provides a safe web location where all resources can be found   ISTE NETs Standards for Literate Students Process Standards:   3d. Research and information fluency- Process data and report results 5b. Digital citizenship -Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

Filamentality Components Features 5 easy to follow categories corresponding to lessons and activities 1. 1.Producers, Consumers and Decomposers 2. 2.Food Webs and Food Chains Information 3. 3.Animals and Senses 4. 4.Scavenger Hunt Links 5. 5.Games and Movies

Lesson 1 Who’s Who and What Do They Do?

Objectives 1.To define producers, consumers and decomposers (knowledge) 2.To classify organisms into producers, consumers and decomposers (comprehension) 3.To demonstrate knowledge of producers, consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem handout activity and use findings to construct a bar graph. (application)

Objective 1 To define producers, consumers and decomposers To define producers, consumers and decomposers Using laptop computers in groups, students will access filamentality and use appropriate link to define key words in this lesson. Using laptop computers in groups, students will access filamentality and use appropriate link to define key words in this lesson. They will write down definitions in their writer’s notebooks. They will write down definitions in their writer’s notebooks.

Student Performance Based Product Producer - Plants are called producers. This is because they produce their own food! Consumer -Animals are called consumers. This is because they cannot make their own food, so they need to consume (eat) plants and/or animals. Decomposer -Bacteria and fungi are decomposers. They eat decaying matter - dead plants and animals and in the process they break them down and decompose them. When that happens, they release nutrients and mineral salts back into the soil - which then will be used by plants!

Objective 2 To classify organisms into producers, consumers and decomposers To classify organisms into producers, consumers and decomposers Using a web graphic organizer and various animal cutouts, in groups of 4 students will classify 4 organisms into correct categories Using a web graphic organizer and various animal cutouts, in groups of 4 students will classify 4 organisms into correct categories Each student will copy down graphic organizer format and insert their group’s organisms into the web graphic organizer in their writer’s notebook. Each student will copy down graphic organizer format and insert their group’s organisms into the web graphic organizer in their writer’s notebook. Each group will attach their organism pictures on class graphic organizer and share their findings with the rest of the class. Each group will attach their organism pictures on class graphic organizer and share their findings with the rest of the class.

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Objective 3 To demonstrate knowledge of producers, consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem handout activity and use findings to construct a graph To demonstrate knowledge of producers, consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem handout activity and use findings to construct a graph Students will locate and correctly classify all organisms in “The Forest Search” handout by circling producers green, consumers red and decomposers brown. Students will locate and correctly classify all organisms in “The Forest Search” handout by circling producers green, consumers red and decomposers brown. Afterwards, students will collect data on how many producers, consumers and decomposers they found and using Excel they will create a bar graph showing the number of each type of organism in the handout Afterwards, students will collect data on how many producers, consumers and decomposers they found and using Excel they will create a bar graph showing the number of each type of organism in the handout

Student Performance Based Product