Ecsystems Summer School Lesson

Bell Ringer: 6/8 1.In your opinion, what is the most important classroom rule? 2.Where do you turn in your class work?

Set: Draw Your Neighborhood Turn over your Bell Ringer. On the back of your Bell Ringer draw your neighborhood –Label at least 10 different things that you drew

Biotic vs. Abiotic Factors Biotic Factor– a living part of an ecosystem –Plants –Animals Abiotic Factor- a nonliving part of an ecosystem –Water –Sunlight –Soil –Oxygen

Copy Definitions in Guided Notes: Organism– a living plant or animal Population– all the members of one species (kind of organism) in a particular area Community– all the different populations that live together in an area Ecosystem– all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area Habitat– the place where an organism lives and that provides the things it needs

Organism –Example: a dog Population –Example: all the dogs in your neighborhood

Community –Example: all the animals that interact with dogs Ecosystem - Example: the neighborhood the dog lives in

Habitat vs.Ecosystem An ecosystem can be made up of many different habitats. Example: In a forest ecosystem: –mushrooms grow in the damp soil –bears live on the forest floor –termites live in fallen tree trunks –birds live in the trees

Classwork Directions: –Create vocabulary definitions using your own words Example: Book Definitions (in notes) In Your Own Words Draw It! Biotic Living part of an ecosystem Things that are alive Abiotic Nonliving part of an ecosystem

Homework Finish any definitions you did not complete in class.