Writing About Rainforest Animals - Independent Practice
Reading Matter Makes It All Up
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Review
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Question 1
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What is happening in the picture on the left?
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Question 2
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What is happening in the picture on the right?
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Question 3
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Animals grow by changing __________
molecules into __________ molecules.
Animals use some food molecules to release __________ so they can __________ and __________.
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Use this model to answer the following questions
Criteria For Success:
Identify what the animal eats.
Explain how the animal use food molecules to grow.
Explain how the animal use other food molecules
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Question 5
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What does the zebra eat?
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Question: How do the animals (sloth and jaguar) in the rainforest ecosystem grow and thrive?
Criteria For Success:
Identify what the animal eats.
Explain how the animal use food molecules to grow.
Explain how the animal use other food molecules.
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Question 10
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How do the animals (sloth and jaguar) in the rainforest ecosystem grow and thrive?
Sloths and jaguars grow by _____________. The sloths eat _____________ and use food molecules to _____________. Sloths also use food molecules for_____________. The jaguars eat _____________ and use food molecules to _____________. Jaguars also use food molecules for_____________.
You will read the rest of Matter Makes It All Up. As you read, think about where all the food molecules for that ecosystem come from.
DIRECTIONS: Read page 14-19 by clicking HERE.
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Question 11
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Check For Understanding: According to page 14, what do the arrows in a food chain show?
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Question 12
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Check For Understanding:
According to page 16, what does a food web show?
Question 13
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Start with the algae and follow the arrows up to the alligator. Use the food web to fill in the food chain below.