Web of Life Game

Unit 3 – Life In The Kuahiwi And Kuamauna Zones

Activity 4 – Web of Life Game

Materials & Setup

Class Period One

• Alpine/Aeolian Connections Game Cards (master, pp. 30-45)
(If there are not enough cards to go around, have students share a card.)

• A matching game card black and white photocopy for each student to take home

For each student
• Student Page “Web of Life Game” (pp. 46-47)
• Student Page “How Does Your Species Fit?” (p. 48)

Class Period Two

• Large pieces of paper and colored pencils or marking pens

Instructions

Class Period One

2) Begin the class by writing these words next to each other on the board or overhead: “similarities” and “relationships.” Ask students to think of some similarities among students in the class and write some examples in a column beneath the word, “similarities.” Next ask students to think of some relationships among students in the class and again write examples in a column below the word, “relationships.” Explain to students that they will be looking for both similarities and relationships among species in the alpine/aeolian ecosystem during the game they will be playing.

2) Hand out the Student Page “Web of Life Game.” Conduct Part One of the game using the game cards provided with the curriculum and following the game instructions (pp. 28-29).

3) Assign the Student Page “How Does Your Species Fit?” as homework.

Class Period Two

1) Conclude the “Web of Life Game” by completing Part Two.

Journal Ideas

• Answer the “Think About It . . .” question on your species game card.
• What have you learned about this ecosystem by studying the relationships among species?

Assessment Tools

• Student Page “Web of Life Game”
• Student Page “How Does Your Species Fit?”
• Journal entries

Media Resources

None.