Tuesday 3/25/24 - ER 2.5

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13 questions
ER 2.5: Energy in Ecosystems
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What are the 3 producers in this food web?

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What do producers use to make their food?

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Check For Understanding
Based on this excerpt from Energy Makes It All Go, what is the source of energy in an ecosystem?

Modeling Energy in an Ecosystem
1. Each group member takes a card to represent part of the Everglades Swamp ecosystem.
2. Use the yarn to figure out a way to show the path that energy takes through the ecosystem.
3. Write notes and make a drawing about your model.
4. Be prepared to explain your model to the class.
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Where does the energy start in your model?

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Where does the energy stop in your model?

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Check For Understanding
So, where does energy in an ecosystem come from?

Reading a Restoration Case Study
Now, we are going to read about an ecosystem where there was a problem with the plants. As you read, pay attention to the different ideas that people have about fixing the problem in the ecosystem.
  • Click on the link below
  • https://learning.amplify.com/books/9781943228560/#page=20
  • Read pages 18 - 23
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What was the problem in this ecosystem?

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What is being done to help restore the ecosystem?

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What claim were the scientists making who were in support of bringing the wolves back?

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How do you think the scientists who wanted to bring back the wolves convinced others that their claim was correct?

Exit Ticket
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Where does energy begin in an ecosystem?

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Make a food chain based on the food web.
Use the items in the box to make a food chain based on the food web below.
________________ → _______________ → ____________ → ______________
Other Answer Choices:
raccoon
bladderwort
alligator
grass carp
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Make another food chain based on the food web.
Use the items in the box to make a food chain based on the food web below.
__________ → _____________ → _______________ → _____________________ → ______________
Other Answer Choices:
algae
great blue heron
alligator
mosquito
grass carp