Desert Food Web Project

1. Desert Food Web Project EQ#4 Lesson #2

2. Your mission… • To work with your table to organize 33 organisms in a desert ecosystem into a color-coded, poster-sized food web. • You will label energy roles and identify all energy movement.

3. Day One Instructions • Create a poster that defines each of the energy roles….

4. Day One Instructions… • 1.) Decide if each organism is a(n)… • Producer (color it BLUE) • Herbivore (color it YELLOW) • Consumer Carnivore (color it RED) • Omnivore (color it PURPLE) • Decomposer (color it GREEN)

5. Day Two Instructions… Lay them ALL out before gluing! Spread out the cards! • 1.) Glue name cards onto poster. NAMES PERIOD (DECOMPOSERS-3) ------------(CARNIVORES-8)----------------- ----------------------(OMNIVORES- 11)------------------- Direction of arrows --------------------------(HERBIVORES- 6)----------------------- Direction of arrows -----------------(PRODUCERS- 5)------------------- SUN

6. Day Three Instructions Use pencil FIRST! • 2.) Add COLOR CODED arrows to show the energy movement. • Arrows from the SUN are colored orange • Arrows from producers are colored blue • Arrows from herbivores are colored yellow • Arrows from omnivores AND carnivores are colored red • Arrows from all producers/consumers to decomposers are green

7. Timeline • Monday: Intro to Desert Food Web Project • Define all energy roles onto notes • Identify energy roles of all desert organisms. • Color code the cards. • Tuesday: • Finish identifying all organisms &color coding cards. • Cut out cards. • Lay out poster according to energy role (glue) • Wednesday: • Draw arrows indicating energy movement up the food web. (Glue & markers provided) • Thursday: • Finish Poster • Answer Analysis Questions & Poster due. • Friday: • Food Web/Energy Flow QUIZ

8. Grading Rubric= 70pts total

9. Any questions?