Ecosystem: Meadows
Focus Question: How do individuals and groups of organisms interact with each other and
their environment?
Give three examples of
predator/prey
relationships that can
be observed in
meadows.
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 found in
meadows to explain the
food chain.
Use examples of organisms
found in grasslands to explain
how producers, consumers and
decomposers interact in the
ecosystem.
Briefly describe the
competition for space, food,
and water among organisms in
meadows.
What is the normal range for
temperature? Wind speed?
How would a
decrease in the
prey population
impact the other
organisms in
meadows?
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 that lives
in the meadow and explain what
would happen if the producers
died.
How do changes in the
relationships between
consumers, producers, and
decomposers impact the
ecosystem?
How does the competition for
space, food, and water impact
the ecosystem? Give an
example for each.
What does the data from my
field study indicate about the
health of meadow ecosystems?