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Objectives
Students work in groups to create displays that show what happens to a dead leaf over time.
Overview
Students will be able to: know how the appearance of a dead leaf changes during decomposition, understand that the primary cause of decomposition is decomposers that use dead material as food, know that the matter a leaf is made of does not vanish during decomposition, it all can be accounted for event though it is in new forms and places, communicate their knowledge of decomposition in a way that engages and teaches others.
Materials
Sessions 1 and 2
For each group of 3-4 students:
- materials for making storyboards
- copy of "Challenge Sheet"
- copy of "Scoring Sheet"
For each student:
- copy of "Group Work Evaluation" (see "Eco-Inquiry's Multiple Forms of Assessment")
- copy of "Reflections" (see "Eco-Inquiry's Multiple Forms of Assessment")
- copy of "Scoring Sheet"
Procedure
See Lesson Resources for further details.
Resources
Lesson Files
Standards
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
5D Interdependence of Life, 5E Flow of Matter and Energy, 12D Communication SkillsNYS Standards
MST 4- Physical setting, living environment and nature of science, ELA 1- Language to collect and interpret information and understand generalizations, ELA 4 - Language for communication and social interaction with a wide variety of peopleCredits
Hogan, Kathleen. Eco-Inquiry: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, PO Box 1840, 4050 Westmark Drive, Dubuque, IA 52004-1840., 1994.