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Tuesday 3/18 - ER 2.1

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ER 2.1: Even Plants Need Food
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These are photographs of a healthy rain forest and the project area. What differences do you notice?

I notice that _____________

Chapter 2 Question - Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?


Could this be related to not having enough food? We will need to investigate...

Where do food molecules for plants come from?

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What do you notice about the data?

Exploring Plants in the Simulation
Exploring Plants in the Simulation
  • Go to the Ecosystem Restoration Simulation by clicking this link: https://apps.learning.amplify.com/ecosystemrestoration/
  • Log in with clever to use the simulation
  • Click on an object to add or remove it from the ecosystem.
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What 3 things do plants use to get food matter?

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What evidence do you have that plants use these things to get food matter?

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What would stop plants from getting food matter? What would happen to the plants?

What is Made of Matter?


Matter is the stuff that everything is made of, and that stuff takes up space (volume) and has mass (weight). So, to see whether or not something is matter is to see whether it takes up space (volume) AND has mass (weight).

In order to figure out if water, air, and light are made of matter we need to see if they take up space. We’ll do this by trying to put water, air, and light into a balloon.
Filling a Balloon with Water Filling a Balloon with Air Filling a Balloon with Light

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Check For Understanding:
Do you think it’s made of matter?

Yes
No
Water
Air
Light