1. What is in your ecosystem? Date: 3/14/14

2. Observe these pictures
Take about 1 minute:
Observe these pictures
What are a few characteristics of their ecosystems?
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3. Keep this in mind… Learned vocabulary: Population Ecosystem Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Food chain
Food web
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4. Grading Rubric 1 2 3
The student does not explain the different between a population and community and does not give an example of each
The student defines the word population or community
The student explains the difference between a population and community
The student explains the difference between a population and community and gives an example
The student does not describe their population in detail (size, quantity of seeds/flowers, type of seeds)
The student states only what there population is
The student describes their population with lack of detail
The student describes their population in detail (size, quantity of seeds/flowers, type of seeds)
The student does not explain how the specific aspects of their population (size, quantity, etc.) effects other populations or the community of the classes’ populations
The student only talks about other populations or communities
The student explains generally how their population effects other populations or the community of the classes’ population
The student explains how the specific aspects of their population (size, quantity, etc.) effects other populations or the community of the classes’ populations
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