Breakout Box
The Dibben Family Farm
Grade Level: 5th Grade
This lesson can be used as a stand-alone lesson to introduce the different aspects of a farm ecosystem, or be tied in as an informal assessment for the fifth grade lesson, Kansas Corn Lesson: World Wide Web. Lesson available at kansascornstem.com. Students will test their knowledge on ecosystems, producers, consumers, decomposers and products made from corn in order to unlock their breakout boxes. This breakout would be excellent before state testing! There is an optional assessment that is available at the end of the World Wide Web lesson.
Online Breakout Box
Don’t have breakout boxes? Play the game online. No physical box needed! Teacher Tip: Instructions below are for the classroom breakout box. For help with the answers to the online game, go to the Online Lock Combinations tab.
Digital Breakout Box: Dibben Family FarmQuick Links
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