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The Circle of Life

Food Webs

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 6th - 8th

Students will explore the flow of energy among living organisms by constructing a food web consisting of the organisms that inhabit a salt marsh. This lesson includes optional modifications for distance learning. Resources for use in Google Classroom are included. Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson
The Circle of Life

Food Webs

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 6th - 8th

Subject Subject

  • Science

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • MS-LS2-3, 7.LS1.7
More 120 minutes
Time Frame 2-3 class period(s)
Password

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 6th - 12th

This interactive strategy takes the form of a game in which students engage with targeted vocabulary. Students are challenged to practice vocabulary words by describing them to each other without using the word. The game's rounds progress from using several words, to one word, to no words—only pictures. Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Recognize, Review, Speak & Listen

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 6th - 12th
T-Chart

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - 12th

A T-Chart is a graphic organizer that looks like the letter "T" and is used to sort information into two categories. It is a highly adaptable strategy that can be used across all subjects and grade levels. Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Compare & Contrast, Organize, Writing

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - 12th
Not Like the Others

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - 12th

This strategy challenges students to identify similarities and differences among a group of words or pictures. Students select a word or picture from a group that they believe doesn't fit, then justify their choices with their peers. Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Whole Class

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Compare & Contrast, Conversation Starter

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - 12th