Science, due Tuesday, 10/9

1) Complete fact sheet on your organism (passed out in class on Friday).- see  below for this document.

2) Complete a sketch (on large paper) of the habitat ( the landscape scene for your particular organism, and place the 4-5 members of the food chain in this  sketch. This will be your first draft of what your poster - or your diorama - will look like.  Both you and your partner need to make one; you'll share your ideas in class on Tuesday.

Here is the "fact sheet" :

Partner names: ______________________and____________________ 10/5/2012

Science: Ecosystem of a River

“Key Facts about our organism for the Food Chain Project”

Directions: Part 1. Before you can begin your design for your Food Chain presentation, you and your partner must become an expert on your organism! Answer the following questions by using books, encyclopedias and resources found on the internet. Include the source of your information for each fact. You may not use Wikipedia for your entire body of facts. When you have completed researching the required information, bring your work to me for approval, and you can go on to Part II.

Part 1. Key Information

1.Our organism to research in depth is: __________________________________

2. It's two-word “scientific name”: __________________________________

source is: _____________________________________________________________

3. Your organism's Habitat ( the particular environment in which it lives):
a) general river habitat: Terrestrial, Aquatic or Benthic?

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b) it's specific environment: paint a picture for us a typical surrounding for this plant or animal, in which you are likely to find this creature or plant. Your organism lives in a “community” of other organisms.

Example: a stonefly has a benthic river habitat. In particular, it is found in clear, cold, flowing, highly-oxygenated freshwater. It is often found on the river bottom attached to a rock, and there are leaves and sticks nearby that it uses for its food (it's a “shredder”). Typical leaves in the habitat would come from a maple or birch tree. It's coloring matches the coloring of it's surroundings, the color of the river's bed.

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sources for this are :

4. Find out a typical food chain for your organism, and this food chain must be one that would be found in the ecosystems of the Northeastern United States, and that have a river connection!

Food chain (must be 4- 5 organisms): ______________________________________________________________________________

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Sources used for this information:

Part II. Once Part I is complete, come to me for approval. If approved, take a large sheet of drawing paper, and, using the information about your organism's habitat, design a preliminary sketch of the habitat that your food chain inhabits.

HOMEWORK (due Tuesday, Oct. 9): 1)Complete this fact sheet, and a preliminary sketch of the habitat. This is the design that might go on your poster, or be the design of your diorama. You and your partner should each have a preliminary sketch. It must include :

a)4 details of the landscape(example: remember your pencil sketches of the river? Landscape, water, plant; pencil is fine for this stage),

b)show the river, and

c)show the placement (with a label at least) for where the organisms could be in your sketch!

2) if you are making a diorama, you must also bring in a box (2 shoebox size boxes is the minimum size for your diorama!), or other medium to large size boxes – check Big Y, Coopers, State Street market, Shop Rite) for your diorama.

Have with you to take home today:

1) this fact sheet

2. a large piece of drawing paper

On Tuesday, 10/9:  Bring in your drawing, and - if you are making a 3-D model, bring in the box(s) and materials you will need to begin assembling it.  This will be our work all week.


Math  No homework