Diversity+in+Ecosystems-A+Create+Your+Own+Ecosystem+Adventure!

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 * **How are ecosystems diverse? ** || **How do we organize living things so we understand their diversity? ** || **How do human's effect ecosystems and how can we reduce the impact human's have? ** ||
 * **How are micro-organism important to science and ecosystems? ** || **How are living things in ecosystems connected to each other through how they live and what they eat? ** || **How do First Nations and Metis people understand ecosystems? ** ||
 * **How are micro-organism important to science and ecosystems? ** || **How are living things in ecosystems connected to each other through how they live and what they eat? ** || **<span style="color: #c0504d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">How do First Nations and Metis people understand ecosystems? ** ||

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">**Homework: Play each of the games listed below. While you are playing, record anything that you learn about animal classification in your notebook and be ready to share in class tomorrow!** What Kind of Animal Is This?

Animal Classification

Animal Classification Game

Animal Idol

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|| = View the following Webquest by clicking on the link below. Complete all tasks in your Notebook! = MICROORGANISMS Play these games as an introduction to Microorganisms: AFTER YOU VIEW THE SITE, VIDEO OR PLAY EACH GAME, WRITE DOWN IN YOUR INQUIRY NOTEBOOK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MICROORGANISMS. BE PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT IT IN CLASS!

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Now that you have put together all of the living organisms in your ecosystem, it is time to show the world what you have discovered! You will create a visual representation of your ecosystem. This can be any of the following In your final project, include the following **You will be displaying and describing your ecosystem to the class in a short presentation.** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * = **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ecosystems and Diversity of Living Things Final Project ** =
 * A large drawing done on Poster Board
 * A 3D model
 * A video or movie documentary showing your ecosystem
 * A computer created representation
 * Any idea that you have but please run it by me first
 * All animals that you created.
 * All plant life that you created.
 * All micro-organisms that you created.
 * A food web showing the connection between all the producers, consumers and decomposers.
 * A description (visual and written) of the change that happened to your ecosystem.
 * A description (visual and written) of how your ecosystem returned to balance.
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 * = Ecosystems and Diversity of Living Things Final Project Assessment =

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Name: _


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4: Expectations have been completely met or exceeded. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3: Expectations have been met but some more work could have been done to make it even better. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2: An attempt has been made to meet the expectations of this section but more work needed to be done to completely meet them. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1: Very little effort has been made to meet the expectations of this section. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Visual Representation of Ecosystem
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your ecosystem model shows that you understand how ecosystems are diverse, how organisms are organized and the importance of microorganisms on an ecosystem
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your ecosystem model is complete, neat and creative.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Food Web <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4 3 2 1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your food web demonstrates that you understand how organisms are connected through how they live and what they eat.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your food web in neat and complete

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Representation of Disaster <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4 3 2 1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your representation of your disaster shows how ecosystems can be changed.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your representation is clear, well done and well written.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Representation of Disaster Recovery <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4 3 2 1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your representation of your disaster shows how ecosystems can be returned to balance.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your representation is clear, well done and well written.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Presentation <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4 3 2 1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Presentation is well planned and rehearsed
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Presentation is complete and presenters discuss all parts of the project
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">All presenters participate.

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