Ecosystems

in Balance:Vocabulary

Warm-up:October 29-November 2

Monday, October 29, 2012

Ecosystem

Living/Nonliving partsin the environment

Community

Populations in the Ecosystem - LIVING

HabitatPhysical place whereorganism can find food, shelter, and other things it needs to survive

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012• Fill out the Frayer Model for the

vocabulary word: niche (whole class).

niche

Special role that an organismplays in an ecosystem.

Feeding habits, living location, growing when resources are abundant, companionship.

Student – to study and learnTeacher – to expand knowledgeBus Driver – get students to school

Chairs, desks, busses, rocks, currents

Wednesday, October 31, 2012• Fill out the Frayer Model for the vocabulary

word: keystone species (with shoulder partner).

keystone species

Thursday, November 1, 2012• Fill out Frayer Models for the

vocabulary words: Food chain and food web (with your face-face partner).

Friday, November 2, 2012

While watching Study Jams about food chains, fill in the following notes.

Monday, November 5, 2012

While watching Study Jams about food chains, fill in the following notes.

Tuesday, November 7, 2012• Fill out Frayer Models for the

vocabulary words: predator and prey (with a partner of your choice).

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

• At your table, discuss how a species survives. Using all-write consensus, write down three ways a species survives.

All class consensus:

• Physical and behavioral adaptations to changes in the environment

• Population only survives if the number of births is equal to or greater than the number of deaths over time

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