Farmer Johnson Had a Farm
What makes a balanced ecosystem?
Goal:
Goal:
If you were a farmer, how would you feel if skunks, weasels, and hawks ate your chickens? You probably wouldn’t be very happy! But before you judge the skunks, weasels, and hawks too harshly, get the facts on balanced and unbalanced ecosystems.
To find out what happened to Farmer Johnson's chickens, click the Read Me button and read the story.
Now, it's your turn to tell this story! Retell it in your own words. You can change the names if you want, and you can even make it about different organisms. But if you do, be sure to use animals that really are in a food chain together. You can be creative, but make sure your story describes how an ecosystem becomes unbalanced and what steps are taken to make it balanced again.
Use pictures to help tell your story, or make it into a comic strip. Have some fun!