Student Choice Choose ONE: Option A PowerPoint (6-8 slides) Option B Adobe Express Webpage or Presentation Choose an Ecosystem Students select ONE: Tropical Rainforest Desert Tundra Grassland Ocean Coral Reef Wetland Freshwater Lake DAY 1 (45-60 Minutes) Ecosystem Investigation Research Find: Location Climate 3 Biotic Factors 3 Abiotic Factors 1 Producer 2 Consumers Quick Response (DOK 2) Answer: How do the organisms in your ecosystem depend on one another to survive? Write 4-6 complete sentences. Day 1 Submission Research Notes DAY 2 (45-60 Minutes) Food Web Challenge Create a simple food web. Include: Producer Herbivore Carnivore Decomposer Minimum: 6 organisms DOK 2 Question What would happen if one organism disappeared from the food web? Write one well-developed paragraph (5-7 sentences). Day 2 Submission Food Web 20 points Analysis Paragraph 25 Environmental Problem Investigation Choose ONE: Pollution Habitat Destruction Climate Change Invasive Species Research: What is the problem? How does it affect organisms? How does it affect biodiversity? DOK 3 Analysis Complete: If this problem continues, what might happen to the ecosystem in the future? Write 1 paragraph (6-8 sentences). Day 3 Submission Problem Analysis Paragraph Vocabulary Requirement Students must correctly use at least 8 terms. Vocabulary Bank Ecosystem Biotic Factor Abiotic Factor Producer Consumer Decomposer Population Biodiversity Habitat Food Web Predator Prey Adaptation Invasive Species Conservation DAY 4 (45-60 Minutes) Solution Design & Final Product DOK 3 Challenge Imagine you are a scientist. Develop ONE realistic solution. Explain: What should be done? Why will it help? What result do you expect? Final Presentation Create: PowerPoint 6-8 Slides OR Adobe Express Project Required Presentation Slides Slide 1 Title and Ecosystem Slide 2 Biotic and Abiotic Factors Slide 3 Food Web Slide 4 Environmental Problem Slide 5 Effects on Organisms Slide 6 Proposed Solution Slide 7 (Optional) Interesting Facts Slide 8 Sources

Project Overview:
Students will choose one ecosystem (Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Tundra, Grassland, Ocean, Coral Reef, Wetland, Freshwater Lake) and create either a 6-8 slide PowerPoint or an Adobe Express Webpage/Presentation. The project is structured over four days, culminating in a final presentation.

Daily Breakdown:

• Day 1: Ecosystem Investigation Research

  • Task: Research the chosen ecosystem to find its location, climate, 3 biotic factors, 3 abiotic factors, 1 producer, and 2 consumers.
  • Quick Response (DOK 2): Answer "How do the organisms in your ecosystem depend on one another to survive?" in 4-6 complete sentences.
  • Submission: Research Notes.

• Day 2: Food Web Challenge

  • Task: Create a simple food web including a producer, herbivore, carnivore, and decomposer, with a minimum of 6 organisms.
  • DOK 2 Question: Answer "What would happen if one organism disappeared from the food web?" in one well-developed paragraph (5-7 sentences).
  • Submission: Food Web (20 points) and Analysis Paragraph (25 points).

• Day 3: Environmental Problem Investigation

  • Task: Choose one environmental problem (Pollution, Habitat Destruction, Climate Change, Invasive Species) affecting the ecosystem. Research what the problem is, how it affects organisms, and how it affects biodiversity.
  • DOK 3 Analysis: Complete "If this problem continues, what might happen to the ecosystem in the future?" in 1 paragraph (6-8 sentences).
  • Submission: Problem Analysis Paragraph.
  • Vocabulary Requirement: Correctly use at least 8 terms from the provided Vocabulary Bank throughout the project.

• Day 4: Solution Design & Final Product

  • Task (DOK 3 Challenge): Imagine you are a scientist and develop one realistic solution to the chosen environmental problem. Explain what should be done, why it will help, and what result you expect.
  • Final Presentation Creation: Create the PowerPoint (6-8 slides) or Adobe Express Project.

Required Presentation Slides:

1. Title and Ecosystem
2. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
3. Food Web
4. Environmental . Effects on Organisms
5. Proposed Solution
6. (Optional) Interesting Facts
7. Sources