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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & ANCHOR ACTIVITIES for REINFORCEMENT, or ENRICHMENT:

Optional VIDEO ACTIVITY CHOICES: Pick on of the following.
 * 1) [|Food Chain and Web Diagram Activity.docx] Students will create a food chain and web of given organisms then create the appropriate relationships among them.
 * 2) [|Field Form for Food Webs.docx] Students will research ogranisms located near their school or home. They will collect data regarding their position in the food web then create a food web diagram.
 * 3) [|Name That Critter.docx] Students use clues to describe organisms that live in and around a pond ecosystem.

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 * Current Event Article: "Mink sighting in salt: a welcome sign of progress." After reading with a partner, students will complete Cornell Notes or graphic organizer based on the information presented. (upload link to article and student info sheet)
 * [|Mink_Article.jpg]
 * [|Mink Article.ppt]**
 * [|Mink Article Graphic Organizer.doc]
 * [|Mink Article Web Diagram.doc] Print this as the make-up assignment, OR you can use instead of the Cornel Notes.
 * The following activity is an interactive concept map from Holt Life Science teaching key vocabulary associated with the interaction between organisms. Students can complete it as many times as necessary to earn a full score. []
 * This is a webpage with ecology themed games to reinforce key ideas. @http://www.gamequarium.com/ecology.html
 * "Who Eats Whom" Start Up Activity from Holt Life Science:
 * A brief video tutorial on food webs from Holt Life Science: []


 * A vocabulary worksheet to reinforce definitions of key terms. []

>> >> >> >> Other suggestions: >> [|ELA Best Practices - June 3.docx] >> >> [|TeachingStrategiesGlossary.docx][|Georgia Department of Education] >> [|2.pdf] Teacher's Guide >> >> GPB Videostreaming >> >> Holt Online Textbook
 * [|Energy movement key terms by Carmen.wmv] This is a PhotoStory 3 project made by a former student to introduce the key terms associated with this lesson. PhotoStory 3 is a free download from the web if you'd like for your students to create an additional project.