October 02, 2015
Ecosystem - all of the living and nonliving
parts in an area that affect organisms living
there
What are some living and nonliving parts to the
park ecosystem?
Now for our Mini field trip through
different school ecosystems!
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Exit Ticket:
Describe an ecosystem in your own words,
then tell me 3 examples of ecosystems.
October 02, 2015
Look at these words.
Please read the first 2 paragraphs on page
A116. Figure out what a producer is and
be ready to share an example.
Do you know the meanings?
producer
consumer
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
decomposer
Producer - organisms that make their own
food, like green plants
Why are
producers
important to
the
ecosystem?
Name as many
producers as
your group can!
October 02, 2015
Please read the 3rd and 4th paragraph on
page A116. Figure out what the definition for
consumer is, as well as at least one example.
Consumer - organisms that eat food
because they can't make it
Why are consumers important in an ecosystem?
Line up from
shortest to
tallest.
Starting with
the shortest,
name an
example of a
consumer.
Keep going if
time is not
called!
Sit or stand, depending on if I call out
a producer or consumer!
PRODUCER
CONSUMER
October 02, 2015
Read the last two paragraphs on page
A116. Define and know examples of
herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
Carnivore - animals that eat other consumers
(animals)
Herbivore- animals that only eat producers
(plants)
Omnivore- animals that eat producers and
consumers (plants and animals)
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October 02, 2015
Herbivore
Review with
Carnivore
4 Corners
Growl
Omnivore
That's me!
That's me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLk-9ib0OVA
Read the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs on page
A117 about decomposers. What are they
and what are examples?
Decomposer - organisms that consume dead
organisms and their wastes
October 02, 2015
Exit Slip
Producers
A
Which is a food chain?
Front Side
Food Web?
Consumers
Energy Pyramid?
Type
Example
Type
Type
Example
Example
Example
C
Example
B
Back side
Decomposer
Example
Example
abiotic - sun, air , water, soil - the non-living
beginning or bottom of all food chains
Biotic factors - the living parts of an ecosystem
October 02, 2015
What are the examples?
Food Chain - How energy moves from one
organism to another
https://www.schooltube.com/video/caa25da3b12a4e669b6d/Bill%20Nye-Food%20Web
Bill Nye -Food Web Full Episode
Food web - different food chains linked together
Decomposers always finish the food chain
(top)
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/foodchains.html
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
October 02, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CReZd9OHEfs
watch 1st
Energy pyramid - model that shows that energy
decreases as it moves up because of energy used
pg A120-121
protists
zooplankton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efmTBfadtvg
Biodiversity by Bill Nye
What happens the larger the energy pyramid
is?
Exit Ticket:
On an index card, create a 3 level energy
pyramid. (You may simply write the words
instead of drawing pictures of the organisms.)
Then explain in words or numbers how the
energy levels change as you move up the
pyramid.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/914c91c5486e71b7dd6f/Oxygen-Cycle
Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/photosynthesis/photosynthesis.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiyeL4NfthA
Photosynthesis
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=bill+nye+pho
October 02, 2015
Create a similar picture for your notes!
Respiration-a cell combines oxygen
& sugars and gives off carbon
dioxide & water to produce energy
October 02, 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh3908SDFK0
What labels should be on the
arrows?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFVfHftzpI
http://quizlet.com/30540955/portage-6-food-chains-webs-and-pyramids-flash-cards/
Nitrogen Cycle
Review of unit games/flashcards/races
October 02, 2015
PATS
What are some parts of the puddle ecosystem?