Aquatic Ecology
Exploring Ponds and Streams
SStudents explore aquatic ecosystems and discover first hand (and feet!!) what lives there. Students learn where aquatic animals live, what they eat and about their interactions with each other. Key concepts/vocabulary: hydrology, infiltration, run-off water cycle, metamorphosis, invertebrate, bog, pond, lake, and stream.
- 3 hours
- Ideal for 3rd-8th graders
- Has been adapted successfully for older students
From the Tennessee Standard Course of Study
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| 4th Grade | TOP |
Science
Life Science
Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment:
4.2.1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem.
* Examine and relate how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment.
4.2.2 Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment.
* Provide evidence and give examples of environmental changes caused by living things.
Food Production and Energy for Life:
4.3.1 Realize that plants and animals use food for energy.
* Explain that animals must obtain and use food for energy.
4.3.2Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy.
* Compare how specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g., gills, lungs).
Heredity and Reproduction:
4.4.3 Investigate the life cycles of different organisms.
* Describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e. frog, mealworm).
Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things:
4.5.1 Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences in their characteristics.
* Classify animals, by type, according to their characteristics.
Earth Features:
4.9.1 Recognize that the earth's geological features change.
* Observe and describe how wind and water change the earth's geological features.
Earth Resources:
4.10.3 Realize the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.
* Identify renewable and non-renewable resources.
English
Reading
Content Standard: 1.0
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and non-print text.
Accomplishement:
4.1.01 Continue to develop oral language and listening skills.
a. Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and paraphrasing what is said.
b. Use established rules for conversation (e.g., do not interrupt, ask questions, provide appropriate feedback).
d. Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and other group members.
f. Summarize orally what has been learned or accomplished after completing an activity or assignment.
Math
Number and Operations
Content Standard 1.0 The student will develop number and operation sense needed to represent numbers and number relationships verbally, symbolically, and graphically and to compute fluently and make reasonable estimates in problem solving.
4.1.1 Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
a. Read and write numbers from hundredths to hundred-thousands;
b. Recognize the place value of a given digit from hundredths to hundred-thousands;
Data Analysis and Probability
Content Standard 5.0 The student will understand and apply basic statistical and probability concepts as they, organize, and analyze data, and to make predictions and conjectures.
4.5.1 Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer questions.
a. Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments;
4.5.3 Make and justify predictions based on data.
a. Make predictions based on data;
| 5th Grade | TOP |
Science
Life Science
Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment:
5.2.1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem.
* Classify specific kinds of relationships among plants and animals within an ecosystem.
5.2.2 Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment.
* Predict the consequences of a human action on the environment
Earth and Space Science
Atmospheric Cycles:
5.8.3 Recognize the basic features of the water cycle.
a. Demonstrate the components and processes of the water cycle.
b. Analyze how temperature affects evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
Earth Features:
5.9.1 Recognize that the earth's geological features change.
* Explain how certain forces cause changes in the earth's geological features (i.e., wind, water, plate tectonics).
Earth Resources:
5.10.3 Realize the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.
* Explain the implications of society's dependence on non-renewable resources.
English
Reading
Content Standard: 1.0
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and non-print text.
Accomplishment:
5.1.01 Continue to develop oral language and listening skills.
a. Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and paraphrasing what is said.
b. Use established rules for conversation (e.g., do not interrupt, ask questions, provide appropriate feedback).
d. Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and other group members.
f. Summarize orally what has been learned or accomplished after completing an activity or assignment.
j. Interpret and use a variety of non-verbal communication techniques (e.g., gestures, facial expression, posture).
Math
Number and Operations
Content Standard 1.0 The student will develop number and operation sense needed to represent
numbers and number relationships verbally, symbolically, and graphically and to compute fluently and make reasonable estimates in problem solving.
5.1.1 Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
b. Name the place value of a given digit from thousandths to millions;
Data Analysis and Probability
Content Standard 5.0 The student will understand and apply basic statistical and probability concepts as they, organize, and analyze data, and to make predictions and conjectures.
5.5.1 Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer questions.
a. Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments;
| 6th Grade | TOP |
Science
Life Science
Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment:
6.2.2 Examine the competitive relationships among organisms within an ecosystem.
a. Distinguish between predators and prey.
b. Describe the impact of competition among species within an ecosystem.
c. Interpret how humans impact ecosystems.
Food Production and Energy for Life:
6.3.1 Recognize relationships within food chains.
a. Classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers.
b. Demonstrate interrelationships among organisms in a food chain or food web.
Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things:
6.5.1 Understand how organisms are adapted for surviving in particular environments.
* Explain how the relationship between the form and function of an organism is associated with survival in a given environment.
English
Reading
Content Standard: 1.0
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and non-print text.
Accomplishment:
6.1.01 Continue to develop oral language and listening skills.
a. Model active listening in both formal and informal settings.
b. Know and use rules for conversations.
c. Continue to formulate and respond to questions from teachers and classmates.
d. Organize and share information, stories, experiences, ideas, and feelings with others in both formal and informal situations.
h. Continue to interpret and use a variety of non-verbal communication techniques to enhance meaning (e.g., posture, gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact).
Math
Number and Operations
Content Standard 1.0 The student will develop number and operation sense needed to represent numbers and number relationships verbally, symbolically, and graphically and to compute fluently and make reasonable estimates in problem solving.
6.1.1 Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
a. Recognize the place value of a given digit;
c. Develop understanding of equivalent number representations (i.e., fractions, decimals, percents);
Data Analysis and Probability
Content Standard 5.0 The student will understand and apply basic statistical and probability concepts as they, organize, and analyze data, and to make predictions and conjectures.
6.5.3 Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data.
a. Make conjectures and predictions based on data;
b. Explain the importance of sample size in investigations;
d. Determine whether or not a sample is biased;
| 7th Grade | TOP |
Science
Life Science
Food Production and Energy for Life:
7.3.2 Distinguish between the photosynthesis and respiration process.
a. Compare and contrast photosynthesis and respiration.
Earth and Space Science
Atmospheric Cycles:
7.8.1Interpret the relationship between weather and the water cycle.
* Explain how conditions, such as the amount of precipitation, temperature, and wind speed affect the water cycle.
English
Reading
Content Standard: 1.0
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and non-print text.
Accomplishment:
7.1.01 Continue to develop oral language and listening skills.
a. Continue to model active listening in both formal and informal settings.
b. Adhere to rules for public conversation.
c. Continue to formulate and respond to questions from teachers and classmates.
d. Continue to organize and share information, stories, experiences, ideas, and feelings with others in both formal and informal situations.
h. Continue to use a variety of non-verbal communication techniques to enhance meaning (e.g., posture, gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact).
Math
Number and Operations
Content Standard 1.0 The student will develop number and operation sense needed to represent numbers and number relationships verbally, symbolically, and graphically and to compute fluently and make reasonable estimates in problem solving.
7.1.1 Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
a. Recognize the place value of a given digit;
f. Represent equivalent numbers using a variety of forms (i.e., whole numbers, fraction, decimals, percents);
Data Analysis and Probability
Content Standard 5.0
The student will understand and apply basic statistical and probability concepts as they, organize, and analyze data, and to make predictions and conjectures.
7.5.3 Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data.
a. Make conjectures and predictions based on data;
| 8th Grade | TOP |
Science
Earth and Space Science
Earth Resources:
8.10.5 Analyze approaches to conserving energy and natural resources.
a. Evaluate the effectiveness of various conservation strategies on the earth's energy and natural resources
English
Reading
Content Standard: 1.0
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and non-print text.
Accomplishment:
8.1.01 Continue to develop oral language and listening skills.
a. Continue to model active listening in both formal and informal settings.
b. Continue to adhere to rules for public conversations.
c. Continue to formulate and respond to questions from teachers and classmates.
d. Continue to organize and share information, stories, experiences, ideas, and feelings with others in both formal and informal situations.
h. Analyze a variety of non-verbal communication techniques and how they impact the audience and speaker.
Math
Number and Operations
Content Standard 1.0 The student will develop number and operation sense needed to represent numbers and number relationships verbally, symbolically, and graphically and to compute fluently and make reasonable estimates in problem solving.
8.1.1 Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
a. Recognize the place value of a given digit;
Data Analysis and Probability
Content Standard 5.0 The student will understand and apply basic statistical and probability concepts as they, organize, and analyze data, and to make predictions and conjectures.
8.5.3 Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data.
a. Make conjectures and predictions based on data;
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