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===This scientific exploratory unit is designed specifically for third graders. Most eight year olds are eager to investigate muddy marshes, dry lands, and underwater cratures! You and your classmates share a unique ability to investigate through manipulation, investigation and inquiry. After we have mastered information provided on one topic of choice, you are encouraged to produce a creative representation of their food chain. You will define and utilize key words found throughout all food chains. Then, you will become a little creative with a physical representation. Some of you share a particular passion for descriptive writing and visual representations. You will be encouraged to help your table team members to create a story about the animals in their food chains. Once the teams have organized their animals into an appropriate sequence, you will crate stories that support their respective food chains. As we inquire more about food chains and their unique characteristics, we will address Standard **S3.B.3.1.2:** Describe the interactions between living and nonliving components of an ecosystem (e.g., plants [water, sunlight]; animals [air, shelter]). And **S3.B.3.2.1:** Describe what happens to an animal when its habitat is changed. Within this unit, I hope you will explore different food chains and find commonalities between the two. Through our exploration, I would like you to be able to identify key information about food chains that apply to all food chains across different ecosystems. ===