Meal Deal

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Answer Keys and PDA Responses Rubrics

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Answer Keys and PDA Responses Rubrics

Answer Key

PDA Response Rubrick

Chart A

Answer Key

This creature eats:	Creature:	This creature is eaten by:

phytoplankton zooplankton	barnacles	ruddy turnstone

DETRITUS of cattails DETRITUS of phragmites	beach hoppers	herring gull wood duck Canada geese mute swan mallard great blue heron ruddy turnstone

soft shell clams grass shrimp oyster drills JUVENILE diamondback terrapin grass cerith snail JUVENILE and adult toadfish Hermit crabs Seahorses Sea Cucumbers Oysters JUVENILES eat zooplankton	blue crabs	striped bass cownose rays great blue heron oyster drills sturgeon Ruddy turnstone Herring gulls toadfish eat JUVENILE blue crabs

diamondback terrapin toadfish cownose ray striped bass sturgeon seahorse herring gull menhaden Mallard ducks	bull sharks

cattails eel grass widgeon grass phragmites sea roaches beach hoppers oysters mosquitoes	Canada Geese	herring gulls eat geese EGGS red foxes eat JUVENILE geese

	cattails	Canada Geese nutria muskrats Mallard ducks sea roaches eat cattail DETRITUS grass cerith snails eat cattail DETRITUS beach hoppers eat cattail DETRITUS hermit crabs eat cattail DETRITUS

phytoplankton clam worm	clam worm	striped bass crabs diamondback terrapin sturgeon ribbon worms toadfish Horseshoe crab

phytoplankton zooplankton	soft-shelled clams	crabs horseshoe crabs sea nettles cownose rays great blue heron oyster drills herring gulls ribbon worms sturgeon diamondback terrapins

soft shell clams oysters Eastern mudsnails crabs seahorses	cownose rays	bull sharks

phytoplankton DETRITUS of eelgrass DETRITUS of widgeon grass	Eastern mudsnails	mute swans ruddy turnstone cownose rays diamondback terrapin mallard herring gulls ribbon worms striped bass sturgeon wood duck toadfish

	Eelgrass	Canada Geese mute swans wood ducks mallard DETRITUS eaten by hermit crabs DETRITUS eaten b y oysters DETRITUS eaten by red beard sponge DETRITUS eaten by sea cucumbers eastern mudsnail eats eelgrass DETRITUS grass cerith snail eats eelgrass DETRITUS

phytoplankton DETRITUS of eelgrass DETRITUS of widgeon grass DETRITUS of cattails	grass cerith snail	crabs mallards wood duck

zooplankton phytoplankton	grass shrimp	striped bass sea horses toad fish sturgeon

beach hoppers mosquitoes blue crabs sea roach oysters soft shelled clams sea horses hermit crabs menhaden Striped bass JUVENILE diamondback terrapin	Great blue heron	red foxes eat heron JUVENILES herring gulls eat heron EGGS

phytoplankton DETRITUS of cattails DETRITUS of widgeon grass DETRITUS of phragmites DETRITUS of eelgrass	hermit crabs	great blue heron herring gulls ruddy turnstone mallards blue crabs

hermit crabs blue crabs soft-shelled clams sea roach beach hoppers Eastern mudsnails seahorses oyster drills menhaden striped bass ruddy turnstone EGGS osprey EGGS heron EGGS herring gull EGGS horseshoe crab EGGS Canada geese EGGS mallard EGGS wood duck EGGS JUVENILE diamondback terrapin	herring gull	bull sharks ruddy turnstones eat gull EGGS Other herring gulls eat gull EGGS

clam worms oysters sea cucumbers clams	horseshoe crabs	ruddy turnstones eat crab EGGS herring gulls eat crab EGGS striped bass eat crab EGGS

zooplankton mosquitoes Soft shell clams JUVENILE oysters	Sea nettles

cattails phragmites juvenile crabs baby striped bass hermit crabs grass cerith snail eelgrass eastern mudsnail beach hoppers oyster drills widgeon grass mosquitoes sea roach oyster drills	mallard	red foxes bull sharks herring gulls eat eggs

phytoplankton zooplankton	menhaden	osprey striped bass toadfish bull sharks great blue heron herring gull

muskrats nutria red foxes	mosquito	great blue heron mute swans wood ducks mallards sturgeon sea nettles striped bass Canada geese

cattails phragmites	muskrats	red foxes mosquitoes

eel grass widgeon grass mosquitoes beach hoppers eastern mudsnail oyster drills sea roaches	mute swans	JUVENILES eaten by red fox

cattails bulrushes	nutria	mosquitoes

striped bass menhaden	osprey	herring gulls eat juveniles

oysters zooplankton blue crabs soft-shelled clams	oyster drills	blue crabs herring gulls mute swans mallard ducks Ribbon worms Diamondback terrapins

plankton zooplankton DETRITUS of eelgrass DETRITUS of widgeon grass	oysters	blue crabs Canada geese great blue heron cownose rays horseshoe crabs oyster drills JUVENILES easten by sea nettles

	phragmites	mallard Canada Geese nutria muskrat wood duck DETRITUS eaten by beach hoppers DETRITUS eaten by hermit crabs DETRITUS eaten by sea roaches

	phytoplankton	oysters sea squirts soft-shelled clams barnacles eastern mudsnails clam worms menhaden hermit crabs grass cerith snails grass shrimp zooplankton Seahorses

DETRITUS of eelgrass DETRITUS of widgeon grass	red beard sponge	diamondback terrapins

muskrat JUVENILE Canada geese JUVENILE wood duck JUVENILE mallards JUVENILE ruddy turnstone JUVENILE mute swan JUVENILE great blue heron & heron eggs	red fox	mosquitoes

eastern mudsnail oyster drills clam worms Soft shell clams	ribbon worms	toad fish diamondback terrapin sturgeon

crabs horseshoe crab EGGS eastern mudsnail hermit crabs barnacles herring gull EGGS sea roach beach hopper	ruddy turnstone bird	red foxes eat JUVENILE birds herring gulls eat EGGS

DETRITUS of eelgrass DETRITUS of widgeon grass	sea cucumber	diamondback terrapin horseshoe crabs blue crabs

DETRITUS of phragmites DETRITUS of cattails	sea roaches	great blue heron herring gull mute swans Canada geese mallard ruddy turnstones

phytoplankton zooplankton	sea squirts

phytoplankton zooplankton grass shrimp	seahorses	blue crabs bull sharks great blue heron herring gulls diamondback terrapins cownose rays

blue crabs menhaden hermit crab EGGS eastern mudsnail juvenile toadfish sturgeon eggs clam worms horseshoe crab EGGS JUVENILES eat grass shrimp JUVENILES eat mosquitoes JUVENILES eat zooplankton	striped bass	bull shark osprey great blue heron herring gulls mallard ducks eat JUVENILES

clam worms eastern mudsnail soft-shelled clams ribbon worms blue crabs grass shrimp mosquitoes JUVENILES eat zooplankton	sturgeon	bull sharks striped bass eat sturgeon EGGS

soft-shelled clams eastern mudsnail red beard sea sponge sea horses clam worm oyster drill ribbon worm	diamondback terrapin	bull sharks blue crabs eat JUVENILES great blue herons eat JUVENILES herring gulls eat JUVENILES

blue crabs eastern mudsnails ribbon worms menhaden clam worms JUVENILES eat grass shrimp JUVENILES eat zooplankton	toadfish	blue crabs eat JUVENILES striped bass eat JUVENILES Bull sharks eat JUVENILES

	widgeon grass	mallard Canada geese wood duck mute swans grass cerith snail eats DETRITUS oysters eat DETRITUS red beard sponge eats DETRITUS hermit crabs eat DETRITUS eastern mudsnails eat DETRITUS sea cucumbers eat DETRITUS

phytoplankton eastern mudsnail widgeon grass eel grass mosquitoes Beach hoppers Grass cerith snails Phragmites	wood duck	red foxes herring gull eats eggs

phytoplankton zooplankton	zooplankton	sea nettles oysters menhaden sea squirts sea horses soft-shelled clams JUVENILE striped bass JUVENILE blue crabs JUVENILE toadfish Grass shrimp

Chart B

PDA Response Rubrick

Use the following rubric to help assess students’ PDA responses for Meal Deal.

Score	Criteria
3	All four points are addressed Responses are well-substantiated by factual information presented in the activity or from prior knowledge Students have made a recommendation as to whether the story should be included in the mini-series There are few spelling and grammatical errors
2	All points are addressed Responses are somewhat substantiated, albeit briefly or without firm factual information Students made a recommendation for inclusion of the story There may be some spelling and grammatical errors
1	Some points may not be addressed Some responses may not be substantiated Students have made a recommendation for inclusion of the story There may be numerous spelling and grammatical errors
0	None of the points are addressed No recommendation is made for inclusion of the story

Meal Deal

Teacher's Guide

Answer Keys and PDA Responses Rubrics

Answer Key

PDA Response Rubrick

Chart A

This creature eats:

Creature:

This creature is eaten by:

Chart B

Score

Criteria