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Fourth-graders Get Hands-On With Ecosystem Exam
SCOPE educator John Shiels visited with fourth-graders at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District.
From Smithtown Central School District: SCOPE educator John Shiels visited with fourth-graders at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District on March 14 for a hands-on learning experience. After completing their unit on energy in the ecosystem, the students learned about food chains as part of SCOPE’s outdoor environmental education program.
Students learned about energy, different consumers and producers in the ecosystem and had to work in groups to create their own food chain. They also examined plankton using digital microscopes and tablets. The fourth-graders viewed the microscopic ecosystem of a water droplet and learned about the food chain using plankton. The students recorded their observations and worked together to identify the different organisms found in the ocean water.
Photos courtesy of Smithtown Central School District: Fourth-graders at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District learned about food chains and the ecosystem thanks to a hands-on lesson from SCOPE’s outdoor environmental education program on March 14.
