Ecosystem Observation Journal

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Part 1: Observe Carefully

Record what you notice without guessing or making explanations yet.

1. What type of environment are you observing?

Forest

Grassland or farm

Wetland or stream

Urban or school environment

Other: ____________________

2. Write or draw three living things you can see.

3. What non-living things can you observe? Include details such as colour, size, shape or texture.

4. Use your senses to record what you notice.

Hear: _________________________________________________

Smell: ________________________________________________

Feel: __________________________________________________

Part 2: Describe and Explain

5. Choose one living thing. Describe it using at least three precise words.

It is ________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

6. What evidence shows that this place is an ecosystem?

7. Describe one relationship you noticed or could expect between two living things. Explain what might happen.

8. What question would you like to investigate about this environment?

Part 3: Record Your Evidence

9. Draw a detailed field sketch of one part of the ecosystem. Add labels and include at least one living (biotic) and one non-living (abiotic) feature.

10. What is one thing you learned from your observations?

Ecosystem Observation Journal

Ecosystem Observation Journal

Part 1: Observe Carefully

Part 2: Describe and Explain

Part 3: Record Your Evidence

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