Introduction
Hello it’s Bella, Hannah and Lydia again. Last month we started a topic on food chains and endangered Scottish wildlife. We have researched, drawn, taken notes and built models for this topic . We have learned that a food chain only works if all the animals are there to support it, and why some endangered species are endangered. We hope you enjoy this blog as it is our last one!😊
In class we have also been using the chrome books to research endangered species. We were tasked with choosing an endangered animal form Scotland. Miss McLaughlin gave us a sheet with questions and information to find out about our species. After that we had to use our research to write a report. When it was time to redraft our report we were given the choice to redraft on paper or on google docs using the chrome books. I am happy that we had that choice :). We all loved researching our chosen species.
Animal conservation
We have designed and built 3D models of conservation islands . Our research helped us with this because we had to know our animals’ habitat and food chain so we could design an island that would protect our chosen endangered species. When we were building our model islands we looked at topography (which is the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area) for inspiration.
Persuasive Letters
We all wrote persuasive letters to Nicola Sturgeon about building our conservation islands. We had to include why the species are endangered, what we can do to stop them going extinct and what our conservation islands should include!
Food Chains
We have also been learning about food chains and webs. Food chains show the transfer of energy between animals. Here is an example: All food chains start with the sun. The sun transfers energy to the grass (through photosynthesis). A rabbit eats the grass and takes the energy. A snake then eats the rabbit and takes the energy from the rabbit and the grass. An eagle eats the snake and consumes energy from the grass, the rabbit and the snake.
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the process where plants use sunlight to absorb nutrients from water and carbon dioxide and create energy.
