Throughout the day, students will participate in a variety of activities that will highlight some of impacts that human have on the environment and eco-systems. These activities are designed to provide opportunities to build empathy for animal and plant species. The day will culminate with a Wolf Prowl game that allows students to "live" the experience of surviving as a "predator" or as "prey". Students will have the opportunity to see how humans can impact and ecosystem/food-web through their actions, both positively and negatively. Following the simulation game, students will discuss their experiences and findings.
Overall Expectations:
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- 2. investigate interactions in the environment, and identify factors that affect the balance between different components of an ecosystem;
- 3. demonstrate an understanding of interactions between and among biotic and abiotic elements in the environment.
Specific Expectations:
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- 3.1 demonstrate an understanding of an ecosystem as a system of interactions between living organisms and their environment.
- 3.3 describe the roles and interactions of producers, consumers, and decomposers within an ecosystem.