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Schools Tree Day - Schoolyard food webs
Lesson5 of 9 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 8MathematicsScienceEnvironmentalBiodiversityCitizen ScienceConservation
Lesson Summary
In this activity students explore the idea of food webs by undertaking a nature survey and identifying the role each organism plays in their schoolyard food web. Students are asked to record both indigenous and introduced species and how their presence affects the health and balance of the schoolyard food web.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- design an investigation to find out how a species' diversity is affected by habitats around the school.
- identify different habitats around the school and link these with different types of ecosystems.
- collect data about the school's species diversity in different habitats.
- use data to analyse and draw conclusions.
Success criteria
Students can:
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