Sunday, February 27, 2011

Biome Webquest

Biome Movie and Questions
Watch the short biome movie and answer the 10 questions. You need at least an 80% to win.

Rags to Riches: Biome Challenge
Can you win a million dollars???

Eat or Be Eaten
Play to see how many of the 11 words you can figure out.

Human and Animal Habitats 
Different living things like to live in places that suit their needs and that includes humans. Play the Habitats Game to find out more.


Touch of Class
Identify organisms with the characteristics stated. See how many points you can get.

Principles of Ecology
Review your ecology vocabulary words. You need at least an 80% to move on to the next website.

Fun with Food Webs
Create three different food webs: in the meadow, in the arctic, and in the pond.

Food Chains
Identify the organisms, then place them in the correct spot in the food chain and the dichotomous key.




** When you are done with the above websites, play any of the games from the Ecology Webquest **

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Ecology Webquest

Use the following websites to answer the questions on your worksheet:

PARTS OF THE FOOD CHAIN - Questions #1 - 4.

SCAVENGERS - Question #5

FOOD CHAIN - Question #6

SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS - Question #7

FOOD CHAIN GAME - Read all the instructions and make sure you complete ALL 7 food chains. Record how many mistakes you've made.... Keep mistakes to a minimal.

PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, AND DECOMPOSERS GAME - Read all the instructions and make sure you play both rounds. Record your score at the end.

ANIMAL DIET GAME - Read the directions on the first page before you play. Play until you get a 100%.  Record the message you get when you have finished the game with no mistakes.


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When done with the above questions and games, check out the any of the following games:
Animal Characteristics Game - What sits at the top of each cup when they are filled correctly? 


What Kind of Animal is This? You may pick from 5 different environments. Try all 5! Read the directions before you start! Record how many you got correct in each game. You may play as many times as you want to try to get a perfect score.


Try playing some memory games with carnivores, omnivores, herbivores, mammals, and birds. You will start out with the carnivores. You may switch games by clicking on the “Other Matching Games” on the left hand side of the page.


Hidden Animal Games – Can you find the camouflaged animals??? Scroll to the bottom of this page and pick what type of animal you want to find. You can pick from amphibians, bears, deer, insects, spiders, turtles, and more!


Endangered Animals Game – Catch the endangered animals and answer questions about them. You must move quickly – they are hard to catch!!


Puzzle Page – pick which puzzle you want to put together. If there’s time, why not try them all???