Will they Survive? 6th/4th Crossover Project
In this interdisciplinary project, 4th and 6th-grade students will work together to explore the Arizona state standards for science. The focus will be on the impact of human activities on the environment, the competition for energy and resources in ecosystems, the factors that cause species to change, and the human influences on these factors. At the end of their exploration, they will create a 3D model of an animal and its ecosystem. They will also provide written explanations that present their findings based on environmental data analysis.
Weeks 1-2: The first two weeks of this unit can be completed independently in a 6th-grade classroom only.
Weeks 3-4: 4th and 6th grade students will collaborate to gather and analyze data.
This is the first 6th grade lesson
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aUbBZVic18RFiVhLb2NlwORW6b_ajyZf/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design ProcessRelated Content
This lesson uses the children’s book The Seed and the Giant Saguaro to teach about plant and wildlife habitat in the Sonoran Desert. It includes story reading, discussion, a field experience, writing
Students research desert organisms and create a dynamic food web system model using Loopy.
