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Watch this video to explore food web relationships, including aquatic macroinvertebrate species. A small scoop of pond or lake water will reveal an amazing amount of organisms!
Grade Level: 3 - 12
Time: 30 - 45 minutes
Learning Standards: LS2.A, ESS2.C, MP.6, W7, SL2
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
"Lake Ecology" video covers important terms related to ecology of a lake using a small sample: producer, consumer, decomposer, food web, macroinvertebrate, living vs. non-living
This is great activity to reinforce these key vocabulary & concepts, or to review this unit of study!
Original OCWA video is helpful for the visual learner, presenting vocabulary and ecology concepts with real life examples.
This lesson is a fun way to prepare learners and assess levels of understanding!
How is it done?
How is it done?
Video can be viewed together as a class or individually assigned to students
Edpuzzle can be completed together or individually (follow instructions above to copy & share with your class)
It is highly recommended that if students are assigned the edpuzzle, headphones be used to avoid distractions and to set appropriate volume for each individual
Edpuzzle may be assigned for homework to avoid internet slowdown during simultaneous use
Notecatcher PDF printed and distributed to students for notetaking during viewing
What to expect
What to expect
Key Vocabulary - introduced or reinforced
Introduction to important ecological concepts
Common lake species identified
Demonstration of hands-on activity that can be carried out with students with access to a lake or pond
Materials Needed
Materials Needed
Video:
Laptops or shared classroom screen
Earphones for personal viewing in class (highly recommended)
Edpuzzle:
Edpuzzle account (instructions above)
Earphones for personal viewing in class (highly recommended)
Note Catcher:
Printed Note Catcher (PDF)
Pen or pencil
Lake Ecology Video Note Catcher - Google Docs.pdfThere are 3 resources included on this page for the Lake Ecology Video lesson:
1) A link to our original, animated video (4 mins)
2) An edpuzzle (online version of the video with an embedded quiz students take while they watch)
3) A printable PDF "Note Catcher" for student note-taking while they watch
4-minute original video on YouTube
For the edpuzzle version of the video, click the link above, where you can make a copy of the lesson that includes an embedded quiz with pre-made questions for your own use.*
Once in edpuzzle, you will see this preview screen; click the "edit" button and choose "make a copy" so that it is added to your own content. This will allow you to share with your digital classroom and customize the questions for your lesson.
*In order to use this edpuzzle with your class, you must first create an account. Once you have that, you will be able to open the preview and make a copy. After making a copy, the video will be added to your account. The copy will allow you to make edits to questions, as well as providing a way to assign the video to your class. (Instructions above right)
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