Explore your world with this Science-to-Go backpack...Virginia Schomp. J577.789 Mountain Food...

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L o c a l C o n n e c t i o n Gopher to the Rescue! A Volcano Recovery Story by Terry Catasύs Jennings In the Trees, Honey Bees by Lori Mortensen One Small Place in a Tree by Barbara Brenner Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George Books in this backpack More books at the library Visit the Adriana Hess Wetland Park in University Place to see a healthy wetland ecosystem. Ask about their volunteer opportunities too! ECOSYSTEMS Keep this sheet. Collect them all! GO 2 Explore your world with this Science-to-Go backpack sciencetogo.pcls.us 253-548-3300 • Washington Relay TTY 711 • 10/16 (150) 24 Hours on a Coral Reef. Virginia Schomp. J577.789 Mountain Food Chains. Angela Royston E577.53 What If There Were No Bees? A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem. Suzanne Slade. J577.4 Where Would I Be in an Evergreen Tree? Jennifer Blomgren. E577.3 Grades K-2

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Page 1: Explore your world with this Science-to-Go backpack...Virginia Schomp. J577.789 Mountain Food Chains. Angela Royston E577.53 What If There Were No Bees? A Book About the nd Ecosystem

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•GophertotheRescue!AVolcanoRecoveryStorybyTerryCatasύsJennings

•IntheTrees,HoneyBeesbyLoriMortensen

•OneSmallPlaceinaTreebyBarbaraBrenner

•TroutAreMadeofTreesbyAprilPulleySayre

•TheWolvesAreBackbyJeanCraigheadGeorge

Books in this

backpack

More books at the libraryVisitthe

AdrianaHessWetlandParkin

UniversityPlacetoseeahealthywetland

ecosystem.Askabouttheirvolunteeropportunitiestoo!

ECOSYSTEMS

Keepthissheet.Collectthemall!

GO2 Explore your world

with this Science-to-Go

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sciencetogo.pcls.us253-548-3300•WashingtonRelayTTY711•10/16(150)

24HoursonaCoralReef.Virg

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MountainFoodChains.Angela

RoystonE577.53

WhatIfThereWereNoBees?A

BookAbouttheGrasslandEco

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SuzanneSlade.J577.4

WhereWouldIBeinanEvergr

eenTree?JenniferBlomgren.E

577.3

Grades K-2

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ACTIVITY

Tracingafoodchainiseasy:Thegrassiseatenbyagrasshopper,thegrasshopperiseatenbyafrog,andthefrogiseatenbyanowl.Butowlseatmorethanjustfrogs,andfrogseatanykindofinsect!Inthisactivitywe’llcreateafoodwebthatshowsthecomplicatedconnectionsthathappeninahealthyforestecosystem.

Keepthissheet.Collect

themall!Food Web

Visitsciencetogo.pcls.usformore

sciencebooks,activitiesandco

nnectionstoNextGenerationScie

nceStandards.

What you need:

Try this:1. Startbycoloringtheplantsandanimalsifyou’dlike.Thencutoutthecards.2. Arrangethecardsonyourconstructionpaper(tapetwosheetstogetherifthereisn’troom).3. Usetheyarntoconnectapredatorwithitsprey(example:thebeareatsthetrout).

Ifyouhaveaccesstoanencyclopediaortheinternet,lookupthedietofeachanimalortakeyourbestguess.4. Admirethewebyoujustcreated.Whatwouldhappenifoneoftheseanimalswentextinct?

• Scissors• Yarnorstring

• Tape• Constructionpaper

• Thisactivitysheet• Optional:Coloringcrayonsorpencils