Life Systems: Interactions Within Ecosystems

Introduction

Task

Your task is to....

• Learn 3-5 facts about the importance of biodiversity.• Find 3-5 interactions affecting the balance of an ecosystem.• Understand 3-5 effects of human activities on ecosystems by investigating the facts that affect them.• Find 3-5 different agencies, action groups or local communities that are working on helping our environments, habitates, biodiverity, ecosystems, natural resourses and more.

Process

You will use the websites below for your research:

Evaluation

Grade	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Inquiry skills	With no assistance identifies the needs of various living things in our ecosystem and explores ways of meeting these needs.	With some assistance identifies the needs of various living things in our ecosystem and explores ways of meeting these needs.	With alot of assistance identifies the needs of various living things in our ecosystem and explores ways of meeting these needs.	With almost all assistance identifies the needs of various living things in our ecosystem and explores ways of meeting these needs.
Communication of required knowledge	Communicates clearly about all of the task and always uses science and technology terminology	Communicates clearly about most of the task and always uses alot of science and technology terminology	Communicates clearly about some of the task and uses some science and technology terminology	Communicates clearly about very little of the task and almost never uses science and technology terminology
Relating Science and Technology to the world outside the school	Identifies and explains with no errors, environmental and social factors that should be considered in the management and preservation of habitats	Identifies and explains with very few errors, environmental and social factors that should be considered in the management and preservation of habitats	Identifies and explains with some errors, environmental and social factors that should be considered in the management and preservation of habitats	Identifies and explains with a lot of errors, environmental and social factors that should be considered in the management and preservation of habitats