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Changing with the tide

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g35/oceans35.html

A lesson plan for Grade 5 Science

Provider: National Geographic

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Appropriate grades
5
Subjects
science (environmental science), social studies (geography)
Provider
National Geographic

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In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students will learn about and act out the functions of the salt marsh habitat. They will learn about the changing nature of salt marshes, and will imitate the actions of the plants and animals that live there in order to understand life in the salt marsh.

Students will:

  • describe three different aspects or life forms of the salt marsh
  • compare and contrast the low and high marsh
  • explain what happens in different areas of the marsh at low and high tide
  • explain the roles different organisms (or other elements) play in the salt marsh by acting out a salt marsh scene

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 5

  • Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals.
    • Objective 1.01: Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment).
    • Objective 1.03: Explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms.
    • Objective 1.05: Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem.