Vocabulary Words of the Week: producer, consumer, decomposer, food chain, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, energy pyramid, food web threatened, endangered, extinct.
This week we are learning about food chains and will be designing food chains and food webs to gain a deeper understanding of this concept.
Monday - Class discussion based on text reading. Homework: food chains/energy pyramid worksheet.
Tuesday ~ Class discussion on ways organisms compete for food and other resources. Homework: Energy pyramid/food chains and webs worksheet
Wednesday - Reading in text and class discussion on population decline/vanishing habitats. Explore "suitcase for survival" in class. Homework: Extinction causes worksheet
Thursday - Continue discussion on vanishing habitats. land Lab visit. Bring old shoes if possible.
Friday - Concept review. Food chains/webs and vanishing habitats.
Look for cool Science News over the weekend to share on Monday!
Please check your child's agenda each night for upcoming assignments.
