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Wednesday 3/26 - ER 2.7

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13 questions
ER 2. 7 - Arguments About Plants in the Ecosystem - Restoration Project Update
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Where does energy for the ecosystem originally come from?

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What does the fox eat?

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What 2 things happen to the food molecules after the fox eats?

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A group of hyenas become part of the ecosystem. Hyenas eat rabbits. What will happen to the population of foxes?

Criteria For Success:
  1. Identify what the fox eats.
  2. Describe what will happen to the fox population AND explain why.

Project Area
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What does the new project report show?

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Use information from the data table to write a claim that answers the question below.

Question: Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?

The cecropia trees aren't growing and thriving because ____.

Evidence Circles
Evidence Circles: Animals in the Rainforest Ecosystem
  1. Read the question and the claim below.
  2. Read each Evidence Card carefully.
  3. In the table below, explain what we can learn from each evidence card.
Question: Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?
  • Claim 1: The cecropia trees aren’t growing and thriving because they are not getting enough water to make food molecules.
  • Claim 2: The cecropia trees aren’t growing and thriving because they are not getting enough carbon dioxide to make food molecules.
  • Claim 3: The cecropia trees aren’t growing and thriving because they are not getting enough sunlight to make food molecules.
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Check For Understanding
What does this card show us?

This card shows _______

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Check For Understanding
What does this card show us?

This card shows _______

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What does this card show us?

This card shows _______

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What does this card show us?

This card shows _______

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What does this card show us?

This card shows _______

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Based on the evidence cards, which claim do you believe is best supported by the evidence?

Question: Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?

Writing a Scientific Argument - Independent Practice
Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving? Include evidence (ideas and data) to support your claim.



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Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?

Criteria For Success
  1. Explain why the cecropia trees aren't growing and thriving.
  2. Explain how plants make food.
  3. Use the evidence cards to explain why the cecropia trees are not growing.
The cecropia trees aren’t growing and thriving because _____. Plants make food by _____. Evidence card 3 shows _____. Evidence card 4 shows _____. Evidence card 5 shows _____. This means cecropia trees aren’t growing because _____.