Wolves in Yellowstone

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NGSS 5th Grade 
Eating Relationships Part 1: Wolves of Yellowstone:

5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that matter that is not food (air, water, decomposed materials in soil) is changed by plants into matter that is food. Examples of systems could include organisms, ecosystems, and the Earth.] 

Science Asychornouns Assignement: Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Task 1: 
Click on the WEBSITE: "Liviing with Wolves" below. Create a T-Chart on the next blank page in your Science Notebook. Label the left side, "Without Wolves" and the right side, "With Wolves." Hover over the pictures with your mouse curser and take note IN YOUR OWN WORDS on each side of your T-Chart. 

COPY the example below in your Notebook: 

Task 2: Hover over the pictures with your mouse curser and take notes IN YOUR OWN WORDS on each side of your T-Chart. 

Swipe Left or Right with your mouse to see "without wolves" and "with wolves." 

Task 3: Watch the video below. While watching the video, add more evidence to your T-chart notes. 
(You may need two pages to write your notes.)

Remember our essential question is: How did the ecosystem change when the wolves returned to Yellowstone?
 

Task 4: Use your Science Notebook and the evidence you hve gathered to answer the questions below. 

What happened to the deer (elk) when the wolves were brought back to Yellowstone in 1995?

Wolves made the water quality of rivers, streams, and lakes better in Yellowstone.

What happend to the Aspen Trees when the wolves returned to Yellowstone?

What do you wonder? What questions do you have about how the wolves changed Yellowstone National Park? Type at least 2 wondering sentences. Start each sentence with "I Wonder..."