Ecosystem: Forest
Focus Question: How do individuals and groups of organisms interact with each other and their environment?
Give three examples of
predator/prey
relationships found in
the forest.
Rephrase the direction
in the heading as a
question.
Highlight or underline
keywords.
QAR Label
Define keywords using
prior knowledge or
EcoKids Glossary.
Underline keywords in
the definition.
Brainstorm/list
synonyms for the
underlined keywords.
What is this question
really asking?
Use organisms you have
researched to describe
the food chain.
Use organisms you have
researched to explain how
producers, consumers, and
decomposers interact in the
forest.
Use organisms you have
researched to describe
competition for space, food,
and water among organisms in
the forest.
What is the normal range for
temperature? Turbidity?
Salinity? Wind speed?
How would a
decrease in the
prey population
impact the other
organisms of a
forest ecosystem?
Rephrase the
direction in the
heading as a
question.
Highlight or
underline
keywords.
QAR Label
Define keywords
using prior
knowledge or
EcoKids Glossary.
Underline
keywords in the
definition.
Brainstorm/list
synonyms for the
underlined
keywords.
What is this
question really
asking?
Choose one consumer in the
forest and explain what would
happen to it if the producers
died.
How do changes in the
relationships between
consumers, producers, and
decomposers impact the forest?
Give an example of how
organisms compete for food,
space and water.
What does the data from my
field study indicate about the
health of the forest?