Ecosystems

ENGAGE Day 1

What do you know about ecosystems? Working with your group, look through the pages in the book and make a list of words you think go with ECOSYSTEMSWorking with your group, look through the pages in the book and make a list of words you think go with ECOSYSTEMS When you have finished your list, go to the computerWhen you have finished your list, go to the computer Go to to Click on “create your own”Click on “create your own” The typist types in your groups wordsThe typist types in your groups words Then click go and then printThen click go and then print

EXPLORE Day 2

Outside What living things do you see in our habitat?What living things do you see in our habitat? What non-living things do you see?What non-living things do you see? What is the role of the tree in our habitat?What is the role of the tree in our habitat? What would our habitat be like without it?What would our habitat be like without it?

Interactive Habitat Website Discovery Education Player Discovery Education Player

EXPLAIN Day 3

What are some of the needs of plants and animals to be able to survive and reproduce in a particular (certain) habitatWhat are some of the needs of plants and animals to be able to survive and reproduce in a particular (certain) habitat Food, water, air, space, protection, etc.Food, water, air, space, protection, etc.

Population All of one kind of plant or animal in a community All the living things sharing an environment Community Ecosystem All the living and non-living things that interact in an environment Environment The living and non-living things around an organism.

Real World Science Ecosystems and Biomes (17 min) Real World Science Ecosystems and Biomes (17 min)

Thrive (do well)/ Become Weak or Ill Perish (Die)/ Not be Affected GreenYellowRedBluePurple

JASON Digital Lab: Earth Systems: Food Web JASON Digital Lab: Earth Systems: Food Web

Magic School Bus Dries UpDries Up In the RainforestIn the Rainforest

An ecosystem is made up of all the living and nonliving things in a particular area. The _________ in an ecosystem interact with one another as well as with their nonliving environment. A.environment B.organisms C.ecosystem

All living things need air, _____, water, shelter, and space. A.entertainment B.cars C.food

Think about a deer and a mouse. Both are living things. But a deer is bigger and needs _________ air, food, water, and space than a mouse. A.less B.The same C.more

Ecosystems sometimes change. Changes to an ecosystem can sometimes be helpful, but also harmful to the __________ in the ecosystem. A.plants B.animals C.All of the above

Changes to an ecosystem may make it more difficult for an organism to find ______ or to meet any of its other basic needs. A.food B.air C.a friend

Or, the organism may have to leave and _______ to another area. A.stay B.move C.None of the above

If it cannot adapt to the new conditions or move to a new place, the organism will probably _________. A.Stay the same B.perish C.thrive

When changes to an ecosystem take place slowly, plants and animals have _____ to adjust to these changes. A.time B.No time

When changes happen quickly, many plants and animals are not able to adapt. For example, if it starts raining less frequently in an area, animals many not have enough ________ to drink. A.juice B.Water C.soda

These animals can no longer meet their basic _______. A.wants B.needs

This will also affect _______ organisms in the area, such as those who eat or are eaten by those animals. A.zero B.other