Ecosystems Stations 1
Week of November 30th-December 4th
This Week's Objectives:
5.L.2.2 Classify the organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers (biotic factors).
5.L.2.3 Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystem.
This Week's Vocabulary
- Symbiosis
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
- Competition
- Adaptation
- Natural Selection
Station 1: Land Biomes with Ms. Johnson
YOU WILL NEED YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS AND A PENCIL!
Station 2: Study Island
YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES AND WILL NEED YOUR LAPTOP!
Station 3: Vocabulary Practice
1. Study all Ecosystems vocabulary words using your Quizlet.
2. Play these vocabulary games to practice ALL science words!3. Study your words for this week with a partner.
4. You can also use the cards on the key ring to study your vocabulary words.
Station 4: Comprehension Packet
Click this link to access your reading passages for the week.
In the Ecosystems folder, there is a file called "Ecosystems Passages 1". You will get the passage questions out of the BLUE DRAWER #1. Please work to read these passages carefully and answer the questions. You may work with a partner to check your work after you finish each passage.
Turn in this packet once finished for a grade.
Station 5: Continue Working on Land Biomes Book
You may work with a partner, and will need your science notebook, a pencil, and colored pencils!
You will be tested on this information at the end of the week!
Station 6: Symbiotic Wildlife Book
In BLUE DRAWER #2, get ONE copy of the discussion cards for both you and your partner. Please answer these questions in complete sentences on a piece of notebook paper. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THE PAPER!
Please turn this in once completed for a grade.
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