SHARING THE PLANET
An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.
Central Idea
Biodiversity relies on maintaining the interdependent balance of organisms within systems. |
Lines of Inquiry:
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Key concepts:
Change, connection, responsibility Related concepts: homeostasis (connection), biodiversity (connection) , interdependence (connection), adaptation (change), preservation (responsibility), classification |
Teacher Question:
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Profiles Caring, Inquirer |
Attitudes Respect, Confidence, Curiosity |
Skills Research skills, thinking skills |
ROLES OF SPECIES IN A ECOSYSTEM
Please open this web address to investigate different types of animals and plants (with their visual image), their habitat/ecosystem, status, threats and conversations done by some people:
http://lntreasures.com/indonesia.html
Questions:
- what information is needed to describe each species (visual image, habits, habitats, status),
- what are the threats for this species and
- what actions have been taken to ensure the sustainability of this species
You may play some games on links below to strengthen your understanding about interdependence among components of an ecosystem:
- http://www.ecokids.ca/PUB/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm ( food chain)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml(interdependence and adaptation)
- https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain.htm ( producer, consumer, decomposer, food chain, carnivore/herbivore/omnivore,
- http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm (food web)
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/line_experiment14.swf (food web)
- http://coolclassroom.org/cool_windows/home.html (food web)
- http://interactivesites.weebly.com/food-chains.html ( all about food chain, adaptation, biome, etc== complete interactive websites) *****RECOMMENDED
CLASSIFICATION
mnemonic_taxa.docx | |
File Size: | 168 kb |
File Type: | docx |
You need to complete this classification contract to be a real biologist, try your best:
Interpreting graphics-taxonomy
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Dichotomous-classification
Choose one of dichotomous classification activities below.
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Analyzing-synthesizing-make own classification (use your group pictures)
Linnaeus's system of animal classification is based on common physical characteristics. Can you devise a system of animal classification based on some other idea—behavior or habitat, for example? In your new system, what animals would be classed together that are not classed together in Linnaeus's system? We classify people in many ways; for example, by race, religion, physical appearance, ethnic origin, profession, life style, and so on. In which ways can classification of human beings be helpful? In which ways can it be harmful? |
Classify animals or plants
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/ ● http://web.archive.org/web/20100710031859/http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/critters/critter2.html ● Record the characteristics of a Class in the shared document or on the table below (download it)
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ADAPTATION
Watch video about plant and animal adaptation:http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/camouflage/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/autumnleaves/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/autumnleaves/