State Standards:
Topic: Interactions within Ecosystems
5.LS.1: Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
5.LS.2: All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.
Objectives:
Students will:
· Learn how abiotic factors contribute to the health of a stream ecosystem
· Learn that biotic factors contribute to the health of a stream ecosystem
· Study the basic geology of streams to learn about differences in rock types
· Learn that energy is transferred between trophic levels in stream food webs
· Explore the biodiversity in stream ecosystems
· Understand how organisms are adapted/designed to survive in a specific habitat, like streams
Lesson Plans:
5th-6th-Stream-Ecology-Lesson-plan
Video Links:
Video Lesson - Stream Ecology: Physical Assessment
Video Lesson - Stream Ecology: Stream Organism