Sci 7 – Ecosystems 1.2
Your Schoolyard Ecosystem
Your Schoolyard Ecosystem
Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to provide field observations of both the
living and non-living parts of the environment near your school.
Directions:
1. Choose a suitable area of your schoolyard to study. The area should be no
more than 5 meters square.
2. Using the table provided or by creating your own, walk slowly around your study area and
look for organisms and then record your observations like the example below;
3. For each organism, record any connections to other living thing in the second column of
your observation table. For example a plant may have small insects living on it. A spider
may have the remains of its food in its web.
4. In the third column, note any connections between each organism and the non-living
parts of the environment. For example, is the soil sandy or is it hard clay? Is the area
wet or dry?
5. Choose one living organism that you have discovered and in the space provided draw and
then analyze that organism in more detail, noting what that organism does and how it
interacts with its environment.
You will be marked out of 10 for your ability to complete a neat and
comprehensive field observation chart and for your ability to provide a
detailed analysis of a specific organism.
Total: ____/ 10
Sci 7 – Ecosystems 1.2
Your Schoolyard Ecosystem
Your Schoolyard Ecosystem
Schoolyard Observations
Organisms
Connections to other living things;
Connections to non-living parts of the
environment;
Organisms
Connections to other living things;
Connections to non-living parts of the
environment;
Detailed Analysis
My organism is;