Life in the Bering Sea, food webs, and the ocean ecosystem are introduced with a map activity. The lesson starts as kids explore maps and images of the Bering Sea, then it kicks into high gear as they start to discuss the types of organisms that live there. The class is then given a list of organisms or components of the Bering Sea ecosystem that they will research, findings will be written on index cards and will include four defining characteristics. A reading activity follows the research project and includes a drawing task, where they illustrate the ecosystem and food web.