What did they eat?
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This Xpeditions lesson introduces students to the SuperCroc (Sarcosuchus imperator) and its diet and eating habits. Students will investigate the diet and eating habits of American alligators and Nile crocodiles. They will draw pictures and write paragraphs explaining the similarities and differences they discover and the reasons they think scientists are so interested in what and how these animals eat. Learning about a modern species can help students understand prehistoric species, and vice versa. Scientists are currently investigating the diets and eating habits of modern crocodilians (including crocodiles and alligators) and the prehistoric SuperCroc species. They hope that these studies will help them to better understand each species ecosystems and habitats.
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 1.02: Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem:
- Producers.
- Consumers.
- Decomposers.
- Objective 1.03: Explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms.
- Objective 1.05: Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem.
- Objective 1.02: Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem:
