Food Web Project In Class 2/28

Food Web Project/Assessment

Assigned:  February 22, 2013

Project/In Class:  February 28, 2013

Recently, in class, we created food chains that show the path of food/energy through the environment.  As example, our chain started with the sun and the energy passed from the grass to the cricket, the frog, the snake, and the hawk.  However, most animals eat more than one kind of food.  For this reason, an animal is a part of more than one food chain.  In fact, these chains overlap to form a food web.  In class, on Thursday, you will make a model of a food web. 

You may review the project description on pages B60 and B61 of your book.  You may also use the information that you collected in class about your research animal or any other information that you have learned about during this unit.  Finally, you may use the internet to research information about food webs and find many examples.   You are not allowed to bring in a pre-printed model of your web.  All ideas and information must be kept in your head or drafted, in your own penmanship, on a piece of draft paper. 

Your project may be a 2D or 3D model and you may create it using any materials that you feel are appropriate.  As always, I suggest that you use recycled materials or materials that are available in class.  I discourage you from buying special or costly materials to create your project.  I will provide the materials described on page B60 (paper, index cards, glue, and crayons). As always, you are welcome to use other craft materials available in the classroom. 

In addition to the web, you will be asked to write a one-page paper that describes the flow of energy throughout your web.   Your paper should include important vocabulary words such as energy, predator, prey, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, and interact.  Your paper should describe clearly how the energy is passed from the sun through each part of the chains and web. 

You will have approx. 75 minutes to complete this project so it would be wise to plan out your work schedule in your head or on your draft paper.  I have no doubt that you will do fine on this project if you are well-prepared and work hard during the time provided.  A rubric for the expected project is included on the back of this sheet.  This should help you to prepare for and create your project.   I can’t wait to see our finished projects on Thursday!

Ms. Coffman