Day 4, Interdependency of Plants and Animals

Today was a much better day than yesterday. There was a short PowerPoint to introduce the information and then the students worked in groups of 3-4 on a "Chain of Effects" project. This showed that the students really understood the concept we have been talking about throughout the unit. They were given a food chain and a scenario (natural event (flood, fire) or a human effect (pollution, building cities) and had to explain (in words and pictures) what would happen to the food chain as a result of the given scenario. Ms. S told me she was really surprised with how well they did, so that made me feel more confident. The students had a lot of fun working with their peers and everyone had a chance to contribute to the group. Overall, it was a lot of fun seeing the kids apply their knowledge and share their projects with the class. It seemed like an effective lesson.