TUTORIALSLESSONS 2-3

VocabularyAdd each word to last weeks vocabulary.• Adapt/adaptation: the process of change in response to a

given environmental factor.• Extinct: the species no longer exists on Earth• Predator: an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other

animals• Prey: an animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by

another animal• Species: a group of organisms that are similar and can

produce offspring• Energy transfer: the movement of energy between objects

and organisms in an ecosystem• Scavenger: an organism that discovers and consumes the

remains of dead organisms.

Adaptation Concentration Cards• Take the set of concentration cards and spread them out

in your groups.• Sort them into three categories:

• You only have a few minutes to get this done so focus and work together!

ORGANISM ADAPTATION PURPOSE OF ADAPTATION

Giraffe Long neck Eating the leaves from the tops of

tall trees

Table Connection Cards• Take the table connection vocabulary

cards and turn them face up on the table.

• Take one of the words and place it in the middle of the desk.

• Next, select a second word that has a connection to the first word.

• Using the marker, draw a connecting arrow between the two words.

• Write a connecting phrase between the two cards that describes their relationship.

Consumer

Producer

Organism

eats

could be a

Let’s Review…

Food Chain/Food Web Review

Before we start, who can tell me what comes first in a food chain?

Why?

What comes second in a food chain?

Why?

What comes third in a food chain?

Why?

What do the arrows show?

What direction should the arrows be facing?

Food Chain/Food Web Cards• Take the cards and turn them face up on your table.• Based on the information on each card, make as many

food chains as possible in one minute. • Use your marker to draw the arrows to represent the flow

of energy between the organisms.• Remember the arrows always point towards the organism

RECEIVING the energy.

Food Chain/Food Web Cards cont..• Take the cards and make a food web using all of the

organism cards.• Use your marker to draw the arrows to represent the flow

of energy between the organisms.

Let’s Review…