Pond Food Web
Imagine, a Fishing Spider that can catch a small fish! The one in the picture was on my dock, and it surprised me when it came out from under a section of the dock. Bullfrogs grow large, too. That is how they are able to eat so many things, like dragonflies, other frogs, and even mice.
Well, we have seen and learned about a lot of different organisms on our trek through Nova Scotia ponds, so now we have enough information to construct a Pond Food Web. If you have filled in all the spaces on your Student Activity Sheet, you will be able to create the food web using this information.
We found out that all food webs start with producers. We also found out that producers are eaten by consumers, such as mussels and turtles. Don't forget that the arrows in a food web show the direction of energy flow. I have included another example to help you.
Well, we have seen and learned about a lot of different organisms on our trek through Nova Scotia ponds, so now we have enough information to construct a Pond Food Web. If you have filled in all the spaces on your Student Activity Sheet, you will be able to create the food web using this information.
We found out that all food webs start with producers. We also found out that producers are eaten by consumers, such as mussels and turtles. Don't forget that the arrows in a food web show the direction of energy flow. I have included another example to help you.
Use one of the Concept Mapping programs to create your food web. Inspiration is a good program for this, so if you have access to it, use it. If not, Cmaps is a free concept mapping program, which can be downloaded from http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/
Notice how small pictures have been used to create the food web. You will find a gallery of pictures, which you can use to create your food web. These pictures are found on the Resource Page. Simply right click on a picture you would like to use, copy it, and then paste it into your food web. You can resize it after this. When you have finished your Pond Food Web, put your name in a text box in the top right corner just above the web, print it out and pass it in to your teacher.
Once you have printed the Pond Food Web, your next task is to summarize in your own words, what is happening in your food web. Do this on the Student Activity Sheet in the space for Question 7. After this, save your sheet one more time and print it out.
Thanks for helping me with this exploration. I hope you have gained a better understanding of how energy flows through pond ecosystems. I know I have.
Notice how small pictures have been used to create the food web. You will find a gallery of pictures, which you can use to create your food web. These pictures are found on the Resource Page. Simply right click on a picture you would like to use, copy it, and then paste it into your food web. You can resize it after this. When you have finished your Pond Food Web, put your name in a text box in the top right corner just above the web, print it out and pass it in to your teacher.
Once you have printed the Pond Food Web, your next task is to summarize in your own words, what is happening in your food web. Do this on the Student Activity Sheet in the space for Question 7. After this, save your sheet one more time and print it out.
Thanks for helping me with this exploration. I hope you have gained a better understanding of how energy flows through pond ecosystems. I know I have.