In this investigation, students create a food web for the freshwater marsh at Playa del Rey and then use it to figure out how the removal of the different organisms will affect the other organisms found in this marsh.

The Freshwater Marsh at Playa Del Rey kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation. This investigation can be found in the 8th-grade Texas science book.

Each kit contains enough materials for eight groups of students. 

Materials:

• Producer Cards: Milkweed, Cattails, and Algae
• Consumer Cards: California Tree Frog, American Wigeon, Sora, Western Pond Turtle, Garter Snake, Red-Winged Blackbird, Muskrat, Mosquito, Large Milkweed Bug, Marsh Hawk, Little Brown Bat, Freshwater Mussel, and Sunfish

ADI investigation kits are designed for the investigations found in the ADI Learning Hub and ADI books. To see the specific state and national standards alignment that this investigation aligns with, create your free account in the the ADI Learning Hub. 

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