WEBQUEST SUMMARY
Title:
Nou kou hale – My house is yours
Grade:
Topic:
5
Interdependence
Standard: Structure, Function, and Interdependence – Understand the
structure, function, and interdependence of marine organisms.
Benchmark: MS 5.2 Compare forms of marine symbiosis
I can compare the different forms of marine symbiosis.
Students will write a short story about a symbiotic relationship.
Approximately 45 minutes
(Consider the writing of the short story (1-2 paragraphs as the outside
activity).
Materials –
Outcome:
Time
Recommended:
Materials needed:
-Product explanation sheet
-Paper/pencil/ruler/scissors, pictures, etc. for contents of diorama
Skills – critical thinking, organizing, time management, oral and written
communication
Equipment (beside computer) –
Vocabulary:
Dependence
Hawaiian vocabulary Interdependence - kūkauka'i
and pronunciations: Organism - meaola
Species - lāhui
Symbiosis - none
Options:
1. To extend and/or assess students’ understanding of the concept of
interdependence, you could ask students to classify the symbiotic
relationship between different Hawaiian marine species - using a Venn
Diagram or Double Bubble map.
Grouping
configuration
2. Students could create skits around their stories. Pair students based on
host/symbiote in one of the symbiotic relationships and them perform for the
class.
Independent activity – assessment of learning.