Pre-Visit
Activities : Decomposers are Recyclers
Standards Supported
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Grade Level Standards 3rd Grade 3-1.2, 3-1.3, 3-1.4, 3-1.7,
3-1.8, 3-2.4, 3-2.5 4th Grade 4-1.3,
4-1.4, 4-1.7, 4-2.5, 4-2.6 5th Grade 5-1.3, 5-1.6,
5-1.8, 5-2.4 Generate
questions such as “what if?” or “how?” about
objects, organisms, and events in the environment
and use those questions to conduct a simple scientific
investigation. Predict the outcome
of a simple investigation and compare the result
with the prediction. Explain why similar
investigations might produce different results. Explain how changes in the habitats of plants and animals affect their survival. Summarize the organization
of simple food chains (including the roles of producers,
consumers, and decomposers). Summarize the
characteristics of a simple scientific investigation
that represent a fair test (including a question that
identifies the problem, a prediction that indicates a
possible outcome, a process that tests one manipulated
variable at a time, and results that are communicated
and explained). Explain how
an organism’s patterns of behavior are related
to its environment (including the kinds and the number
of other organisms present, the availability of food
and other resources, and the physical characteristics
of the environment). Explain how organisms cause changes
in their environment. Identify the roles of organisms as they interact and depend on one another through food chains and food webs in an ecosystem, considering producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores), decomposers (microorganisms, termites, worms, and fungi), predators and prey, and parasites and hosts. |
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