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//__ **Welcome to: All About the Food Chain** __ //



=INTRODUCTION:=

The food chain is hard to think about for some as survival of the fittest can be brutal. However, food chains must be in existence for a healthy, balanced ecosystem to occur. No living creatures would survive without this balance. For the Next 2 weeks we will be studying food webs and the role that they play in the environment. You will be learning about all of the key players in a food web, as well as the importance of it.

**//__Materials __//****//: You will need your web quest, a pencil, notebook paper, drawing paper, coloring tools, and access to the internet (an iPad or computer). //**

**//__Timeframe __//****//: //** **//You will be exploring on the internet for the next 2 weeks to://**

> preset for you on Edmodo with photos that are labeled with the creator's information.
 * learn new facts, take notes, and answer questions
 * view videos to learn more about the food web
 * write a 1 page expository explaining how your views about food chains, predators and prey, have changed and include information
 * you will be learning about the appropriate use and crediting of photos, video, and mp3 (sound) according to creative commons rules
 * and finally, you'll design a power point or a Prezi where you will create a digital story to show your learning. You will be using photos from a file

**//__Tasks __//****//: //**// Let’s get started! // //Please complete this quest in the order that it is listed. **The links are ready for you to click on the STUDENT RESEARCH PAGE.** Please do not veer off of these links. Your browser history will be monitored.// //Visit the links listed and take notes on all that you read and learn. Be sure to keep all of your notes and materials so that you can refer back to them later.//

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: left;"> //NOW, PLEASE MOVE TO THE PAGE LABELED STUDENT LINKS TO COMPLETE YOUR RESEARCH. THEN COME BACK AND CHECK OUT THE CONCLUSION WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED.//

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">CONCLUSION __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: **

** F **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ood Chains are an important part of our ecosystems. One small slip with any of the key players can throw everything off balancing. Though many people scowl at predators, they have such an important job. Without them there would be overpopulation and lack of resources. As you begin your search, think about how you feel about animals that hunt the smallest and weakest living creatures. The will even kill and eat babies and the young. After you learn more about the food chain, read this again and see how your feelings about them have changed.