Lesson 2: Populations & Resources

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS1-6

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HEATHER FILYK

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Lesson 2: The Alaskan Ecosystem

Multiple Choice

WARM UP Questions 1: Ecologist are scientists that study...

the relationships between organisms and their environments

the relationships between chemicals and their environments

The physics between organisms and their environments.

Multiple Choice

WARM UP Question 2: Ecologists are MOST interested in...

Populations of a specific animal the decrease or increase suddenly.

The effects of climate change on the environment

The use of natural resources

The impact of human activities on the environment

Multiple Choice

A POPULATION in ecology is...

All of the animals in the ecosystem

All of the members of one species within an ecosystem

One individual of a species in an ecosystem

Open Ended

Think about it...

Why do populations change size in an ecosystem?

Type response here

Open Ended

Why do you think ecologist are so interested in populations that suddenly change in numbers?

Type response here

Look at really cool Algae (called Diatoms) using microscopes

Read about the ecosystem we are exploring in this unit & answer questions.

Lesson 2 Goals

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Why do populations change size in an ecosystem?

Big Question

all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area

Ecosystem

a group of the same type of organism living in the same area

Population

The rest of the class we will...

Read about our arctic ecosystem
Answer questions about the ecosystem
Use the microscopes! (if there is time)

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Multiple Choice

EXIT TICKET QUESTIONS: Moon jellies are..

Predators

Prey

Predators & Prey

Neither

Multiple Select

Zooplankton are eaten by...

Jellies

Walleye Pollock

Sea Turtles

Orcas

Multiple Choice

Algae are kind of like...

The plants of the sea

The ants of the sea

Multiple Choice

Leatherback sea turtles eat...

Jellies

Zooplankton

Walleye Pollok

Orcas

Multiple Choice

Orcas eat (importantly for this ecosystem)

Jellies

Walleye Pollock

Sea turtles

Algae

Multiple Choice

Green sea urchins eat...

Algae called kelp

Walleye Pollock

Zooplankton

Orca

Open Ended

How might one of these populations affect the population of moon jellies in the Alasksan Gulf?

Sentence stem: I think the ..... population could affect the moon jelly population because...

Type response here

All done! Let's microscope

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