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    New River Gorge

    National River West Virginia

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Ecosystems

Program Description
Students explore the ecosystem concept. Students role play the parts of an ecosystem and work together to build a food chain, food web, or web of life. Students visualize how living things interact with each other and with the non-living parts of the ecosystem. A series of hands-on activities contributes to their effective learning.

Available to schools in:Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers counties

Grade Level: 3rd

Program Length: 1 hour


Theme
Each living thing is connected to other living and non-living parts of its environment.

Instructional Objectives:

1. Name the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem

2. Describe how the living parts of an ecosystem are connected through a food chain or food web

3. State one way that he or she as an individual can have a positive or negative ecosystem effect

Pre-visit activities are:
Post-visit activities are:

Subject:
Science/Technology

WV Content Standards met:
History/Social Sciences - SS.3.4.6, SS.3.4.7
Science/Technology - SC.3.3.1, SC.3.3.2, SC.3.4.4, SC.3.6.3


Did You Know?

BASE Jumper at New River Gorge

One day each year, hundreds of BASE (Building, Antenna, Span, and Earth) jumpers come to New River Gorge to parachute from the New River Gorge Bridge.