Wednesday 3/22/23 - ER 1.3

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23 questions

ER 1.3: Matter Makes It All Up

Objective: KWBAT list items that are made of matter and explain how matter flows through an ecosystem. KWBAT apply this understanding to food chains.
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Match the vocabulary words we’ve used before to the definitions.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Molecule
The size that we can see with our eyes
Atom
Stuff that things are made of
Nanoscale
A group of atoms joined together in a particular way
Observable scale
A tiny piece of matter that is too small to see
Matter
The size where objects are too small even to see with a microscope. Atoms and molecules are this size.
To answer the question: “Why aren’t the jaguars and sloths growing and thriving?”, we need to figure out how do animals grow?

PRE KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(Before reading the book)


Read each statement and choose whether you agree or disagree.

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Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

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Only living things are made of matter.

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Animals can’t grow if they don’t eat food.

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Food is made of matter.

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All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

Click the link to read up to page 11
https://learning.amplify.com/books/9781943228515/#page=1
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How do animals grow?

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Page 3 - What does an environment have?

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Page 5 - What are all the parts of an ecosystem made of?

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Page 6 and 7 - What are muscles made of?

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Pages 8 - How does an adult animal that has stopped getting bigger continue to grow?

POST KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(After reading the book)


Read each statement and choose whether you agree or disagree.

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Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

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Only living things are made of matter.

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Animals can’t grow if they don’t eat food.

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Food is made of matter.

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All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

Read page 9 and answer the questions below.

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Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

Read page 10 and answer the questions below.

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Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

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Which sentences explain how animals grow? Select all that apply (there may be more than one correct answer).

Read page 11 and answer the question below.

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Besides using food molecules to grow, which sentences explain what two other things can happen to food molecules that enter an animal’s body? Select all that apply.

Exit Ticket - Independent Practice

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What are animals made of?

Sentence starter: Animals are made of _____________________.

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What do animals do to grow their bodies?

Sentence starter: Animals _____________________ to grow their bodies.

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What is food made of?

Sentence starter: Food is made of _____________________.