Target Student Performance
Students use an online computer model to describe how seasons and disturbances affect an ecosystem.
Resources You Provide
- Computer (1 per student or pair of students)
Resources Provided
- 4.4 Seasonal Changes and Ecosystem Disturbances PPT
- Seasonal Changes and Disturbances Simulation
- 4.4 Computer Model for Seasons and Disturbances Handout (1 per student)
- 4.4 Computer Model for Seasons and Disturbances Worksheet (1 per student)
- 4.4 Grading the Computer Model for Seasons and Disturbances Worksheet
- (Optional) 4.4 Fire Reading (1 per student)
Recurring Resources
- Large-Scale Four Questions Handout with Checklist
- Learning Tracking Tool for Ecosystems
- Assessing the Learning Tracking Tool for Ecosystems
- Questions, Connections, Questions Student Reading Strategy
Setup
Print a copy for each student of 4.4 Computer Model for Seasons and Disturbances Handout and 4.4 Computer Model for Seasons and Disturbances Worksheet. If you choose to use it, print one copy of 4.4 Fire Reading for each student. Set up a computer and projector for 4.4 Seasonal Changes and Ecosystem Disturbances PPT.