Judy+Wright+Mini+Module

=**Grade and Subject:** 4th Grade Science =

**The #|Amazing Race to Save Earth's Ecosystems **

**Learning Objective: **
Students will explore, research, and create a #|food web by completing a #|webquest that features three learning tasks.

**Student Introduction: **
 YOUR help is needed for an important mission. Valuable information about Earth's Ecosystems and the plants and animals that live within them is missing. Without this information, Earth's plants and animals are at risk of being destroyed.

**Learning Resources: **
1.Begin by visting [|http://ecosystemsgrade4.weebly.com] to learn about how you can save Earth's Ecosystems from destruction.

2. Explore and research Ecosystems by completing tasks 1-3. Explore Ecosystem resources and gather clues to locate the missing information.
 * __ Task One: Gather information about Ecosystems __

Record your findings in your journal as you explore.
 * __ Task Two: Explore Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers __

Rebuild one Ecosystem's Food Web using information that you have discovered. Recreate the Food Web using Kid Pix.
 * __ Task Three: Help save the Ecosystem of your choice by adding the missing information that you have gathered __

Assessment:
 Your food web and chain design will be graded using the [|food chain rubric.]