DO NOW Do you believe that humans were meant to eat meat and why? Date: 2/27 Do you believe that humans were meant to eat meat and why? Write at least ½ page Include your full name and date on top of the paper

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How does energy flow in food chains and food webs? OBJECTIVES: -Review vocabulary using a card sort -Identify our Target Vocabulary that we will work on this unit.

Predator/Prey Interactions Cheetah and Gazelle Wolf and Buffalo

Vocabulary Card Sort Work as a table Group to group the vocabulary Cards. Use the Shapes as a hint

Vocab Sheet pg Use the highlighter to highlight words from the word sort that you don’t know. Tape your vocab sheet to pg ____ in your notebook

Food Chain Dominoes -Place the dominoes in order of what is consumed by something else -Place the dominoes upright and knock over the first domino

Food Chains and Food Webs COPY THIS PICTURE ON PAGE _______ OF YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK AND COPY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS UNDERNEATH YOUR PICTURE What direction do the arrows travel? What do the arrows represent? What do the dominos represent How does energy flow in this food chain? What is the primary source of ENERGY for this food chain?

DO NOW Give several examples of predators and their prey. Date: 2/28 Q: What is the relationship between organisms in an ecosystem? Give several examples of predators and their prey. Be prepared to share.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the relationship between organisms in an ecosystem? OBJECTIVES: -Give examples of predator/prey relationships -Create a class food web w/ yarn and add the examples to our Target List

Animal Call Out Give some examples of the organisms these animals eat…. -Sharks -Lions -Cows -Snakes Give some examples of organisms that eat the following -Grass -Insects -Rabbits

Food Web Activity Expectations: -Voice Level of 0 in the hallway -Everyone Participates -Listen when Voice Level of 0 is called Directions: -Find an organism that eats you, gently toss the yarn to that student to watch how energy flows in our food web.

Vocabulary Sheet Add examples from the class food web to your vocabulary sheet in your notebook EX: EX: TREE

DO NOW What is a producer in a food web? Date: 3/1 & 3/2 Q: What is the relationship between organisms in an ecosystem? What is a producer in a food web? Why are producers important for carnivores in a food web?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the relationship between organisms in an ecosystem? OBJECTIVES: -Complete an ocean food web and identify the role each organism plays -Create a Food web with your table group to test your understanding

Food Webs Brainpop- Food Chains and Food Webs

Food Chains and Food Webs pg Food Chain Activity -Use the Key to help fill in the Ocean Food Chain -Tape into pg _____ in notebooks

Which organisms are producers in the marine food web? Analyzing our Food Web CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER, AND WRITE IT ON YOUR WHITE BOARD DON’T LET ANYONE SEE YOUR ANSWER!!!!! Which organisms are producers in the marine food web? The Sun Microscopic water fleas and copepods phytoplankton

What do the arrows represent in a food web? What eats what. Directions Analyzing our Food Web What do the arrows represent in a food web? What eats what. Directions The flow of energy through the ecosystem.

How do producers obtain their energy? The Sun Consuming herbivores Analyzing our Food Web How do producers obtain their energy? The Sun Consuming herbivores Consuming carnivores Chemosynthesis

If a large number of producers were destroyed by pollution then… Analyzing our Food Web If a large number of producers were destroyed by pollution then… Carnivores would die because they would have fewer herbivores to eat. Carnivore numbers would increase because they would have less competition. There would be no effect on the carnivores.

Which organisms compete with the bluefish for a food source? Analyzing our Food Web Which organisms compete with the bluefish for a food source? Red snapper Shark Mackerel Grouper Swordfish

Create a Food Web Determine what is eaten by what Make sure the arrows are tracing the flow of energy and are facing the correct direction Label all organisms: Make sure all of the terms below are included Include the Sun in your food web -Producers -Herbivores -Decomposers -Consumers -Omnivores -Autotrophs -Predators -Carnivores -Heterotrophs -Prey -Scavengers

Food Web Contamination What organisms on your food web would be affected if…………… Be prepared to share out!!

Pre-Ap Read your source of Food Web Contamination Use the information to fill in your worksheet as a table group Be prepared to share out!!

EXIT TICKET USE the organisms to the Right to complete the “Freshwater” Chart Directions: Mark a check for each roll that the organisms plays In the food web.

DO NOW EXPLAIN THE ARROWS IN THIS FOOD CHAIN. Date: 3/3 Q: How does energy flow in a food web and food pyramid? EXPLAIN THE ARROWS IN THIS FOOD CHAIN.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How does energy flow in a food web and food pyramid? OBJECTIVES: -Relate food chains to the ENGERGY PYRAMIND

ENERGY PYRAMID Brainpop: Energy Pyramid

10% Rule 100 Units of Energy 10 Units of Energy 1 Unit of Energy March 1st 2011 Mr. Martell 506 100 Units of Energy 10 Units of Energy 1 Unit of Energy 90% of the energy is lost each time it moves up a trophic level

Food Pyramid Complete the food pyramid activity using page _____ in the Gateways book Complete this on pg ____ in your notebook

EXIT TICKET Where does energy come from in a food pyramid? Where does the energy go?