Explain the

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03.18.13 Unit 12 Vocabulary
GRAPH A
S

• Explain the
• changes in
• motion shown
• on graph A and
• graph B. Which
• graph shows an
• object accelerating?

GRAPH B
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Vocabulary Stations
P

• Copy the vocabulary words at each station.
• You have 20 minutes
• Be responsible and stay on task.

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Word Wall Word
A

• Using a strip of paper
• Front Word with Picture
• Back Definition Sentence

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Post it Question
C

• Create a vocabulary
• Question
• Multiple choice
• True or False
• Fill in the blank
• Short answer.

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Vocabulary Story
E

• Write a half page story using at least 7
• vocabulary words you learned today.

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Predator
P

• Animal that preys and feeds on other animals.

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Prey
P

• An animal taken by a predator as food.

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Parasite
P

• An organism living in, with, or on another
  organism that results on injury.

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Mutualism
P

• Both organisms benefit from each other.

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Commensalism
P

• Organism that obtains food from another
• organisms without damaging it or benefitting
• it.

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Host
P

• A living animal or plant on or in which a
  parasite lives.

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Biotic
P

• Came from a living thing,
• currently living, or once lived.

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Abiotic
P

• Nonliving things in an
• environment.

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Competition
P

• Organisms compete for food.

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Interdependent
P

• Organisms depend on each other and abiotic
  factors for survival

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Ecosystem
P

• All the living and nonliving things interacting
  in the environment.

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Runoff
P

• Water that flows over Earths surface and drains
  down.

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Pollution
P

• To make unclean by contamination or waste.

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Trait
P

• A distinguishing characteristic of an organism.

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Artificial Reef
P

• Habitats formed from sunken objects in the ocean.

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Drought
P

• A period of below-average rain (precipitation).

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Organism
P

• A living thing

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Adaptation
P

• An inherited trait that increases an organisms
  chances of surviving and reproducing in a
  particular environment.

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Parasitism
P

• A symbiotic relationship in which one organism
  benefits and the other is harmed.

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03.19.13 Relationships Among Organisms Edu
Obj We will learn about symbiotic relationships
in an ecosystem by taking notes using
an interactive presentation.
S

• Identify the phases of the Moon at each point.
• T
• Q
• R
• S

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Note Organizer Edu
P

• Use the following note organizer to take
• notes during the interactive presentation.

Ecosystem Explain relationships Influence of Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors Producer - Consumer Water/Soil
Abiotic Factors Predator - Prey Atmosphere
Interaction Examples Parasite - Host Temperature/ Sun
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Rhize Grow Interactivity
A

• Write Hypothesis

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C
Quiz

• Number your paper from 1 10.
• Focus on your quiz.
• Trade and grade

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Summary Reflection
Write a half page summary about what you learned
today in class. Did you find this lesson
effective? Why or why not? How can this
lesson be improved?

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A/C
Quiz

• Number your paper from 1 10.
• Focus on your quiz.
• Trade and grade

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Summary Reflection
Write a half page summary about what you learned
today in class. Did you find this lesson
effective? Why or why not? How can this
lesson be improved?

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03.20.13 Food Web Stations
Obj We will describe relationships amongst
organisms in food webs in a particular
ecosystems by working in stations.
S

• Which piece of topographic map shows a
• steep canyon? Explain your answer

Map A
Map B
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Reading comprehension
P

• Using the Populations and Communities reading
• read pages 360-363. Complete the following note
• organizer.

Types of Relationships Describe Examples
Consumer Producer
Predator-Prey
Mutualism
Parasitism
Symbiotic
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Food Web Stations
A

• Using your notes at each
• Station (write station )
• Identify the ecosystem. (Marine, Fresh water or
  Terrestrial)
• Describe the relationships among the
  boxed/outlined organisms.
• Answer questions from station.

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Station Analysis Questions
C

• 1. How would the depletion of producers
• affect a food web?
• How can a increase in predators in a food web
  affect a terrestrial ecosystem?
• Describe a producer-consumer, predator-prey, and
  parasite host you saw at each station.

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Summary/Reflection
E

• Write a half page summary of todays
• stations. What was the purpose of the
• stations? Explain the benefits or
• limitations of todays lesson.

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03.21.13 Traits Adaptations
Obj We will explore how short and long-term
environmental changes affect organisms by
completing trait and adaptation stations.
S

• Describe the energy transformations
• that occur in a flashlight.

Chemical
Electrical
Light
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Vocabulary Check
P

• Describe the following using your own
• words
• Adaptation
• Predator-Prey
• Parasite - host
• Mutualism
• Ecosystem
• Abiotic
• Trait

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Types of Adaptations
A

• Complete the chart using page 119
• on the class set.

Types of Adaptations Types of Adaptations Types of Adaptations
Types of Adaptations Description Example
Structural
Behavioral
Functional
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Adaptation Stations
C

• At each station
• Write station
• Answer questions using complete sentences
• Follow instructions.

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Analysis Questions
E

• What is a disadvantage of a beetle with a yellow
  trait on tree trunks?
• What adaptation would help the yellow beetle
  population survive?
• Give examples of adaptations for food gathering
  and movement that help organisms survive. (Use
  page 120 121 in CLASS SET)

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Conclusion Questions.
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• 1. Explain what would happen to
• freshwater fish if they were suddenly
• relocated to saltine water?
• 2. If freshwater fish were exposed to
• saltine water due to long term changes in
• the environment, what would occur to
• this future type of fish?