Students will be able to: 1) arrange an aquatic food chain in the Everglades 2) explain how nutrients, in the form of fertilizer, can affect this food chain 3) demonstrate how contaminants, like mercury, can end up in our bodies.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. The Everglades Aquatic Food Chain
2. Nutrients, Fertilizers, and Food Chain Disruption
3. Mercury Contamination and Bioaccumulation