Process
Step one process is below:
First, your teacher will split the class into three groups: intertidal zone, near-shore zone and open-ocean zone. Now that you're in a group. Let's get started with your research.
Select the appropriate site for your group to get an overview of how each zone works.
Click on this link for intertidal zone. http://www.thewildclassroom./biomes/intertidal.html.
Click on this link for near-shore zone also known as the photic zone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_zone.
Click on this link for open-ocean zone also known as the pelagic zone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_zone.
Now, print out a sample for reference to use for information. You will use this information to create your diorama.
Step two process is below:
Next, you will look up the producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and organisms. You will notice which zone these roles fit into and include these roles in written format to be placed inside of your diorama.
Click on this website for producers, predators, and consumers in the ocean. You can also look at the food web to obtain more information on this website.
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceangraphy-book/marinefoodwebs.htm
Lastly, to refer to carnivores and herbivores you can use your Harcourt sciene book. Look in chapter four for access to these roles.
Step three process is below:
Prepare your exhibit by using the information you gathered on the previous websites.
You will need to look up pictures to create drawings for your diorama. You may print out pictures from these websites to cut and paste into your diorama.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject/ocean/Oceanlife/shtml
Finally, your group is ready to put everything together to make the diorama.