Warm-Up Please do the maze individually at your table. In the maze, you can go over a log, but you cannot go over rocks. If finished early, turn your paper over and write what you know about “populations” and what you want to know.

Populations Definition: A population is a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area at a particular time. Flip chart? picture of 10 bears in forest with a fox 1 Fox 10 Bears

3 essential components of an environment for a population?

“Oh Deer” Game Count off by fours Deer are 1’s 2, 3, 4’s are food, water, or shelter Food – put hands on stomach Water – put hands on mouth Shelter – put hands on top of head

Review on Game Graph results What did you just experience? How do you explain the graph?