Example A CAST Notes

Example B CAST Notes

Explain your answer for Question 1.
Example ___ notes are more helpful because ______
Which notes are more helpful, example A or example B?
Compare the two prairie dog burrows shown in these pictures
Select phrases from the lists to best complete the sentence.
A prairie dog in is better defended because there are adult prairie dogs inside this burrow.
As part of a project, the students’ teacher wants the class to use a simulated model to explore how the black-tailed prairie dogs respond to predators in their environment.
Watch the video below to see how the prairie dogs respond to it.
Based on the simulation, which two senses are the most helpful in protecting prairie dogs when there is a golden eagle in their environment?
Prairie dog colonies create habitats that benefit other species, and they are a food source for many predators. A farmer decides to donate some of her land to become a nature preserve that will support prairie dog colonies. The farmer wants to keep at least 10 square kilometers (km2) of her 25 km2 of land to produce crops that support the local community.

Students use colored tiles to create these three different models of the farmer’s land. Red tiles represent land the farmer will donate, and white tiles represent land she will keep farming. Each tile represents 1 km2.
Select words from the lists to best complete the sentence.
After farmland is turned into a nature preserve, the size of the prairie dog population will , which will most likely cause the size of the predator populations to .
Which student model would provide the greatest benefit for both the prairie dog and human populations? Use one piece of evidence from the model to explain your choice. Enter your answer in the box provided.
Criteria For Success:
1. Choose a student model.
2. Explain what the model shows.
3. Explain how the model benefits prairie dogs and human populations.
Researchers studying prairie dogs play a sound that is very similar to the sound of a prairie dog thumping its back feet on the ground.
Based on the simulation, select phrases from the lists to best complete the sentence.
This sound indicates the presence of a and after hearing it an adult prairie dog would most likely .
Based on the simulation, which statement provides the best evidence that prairie dogs can tell the difference between golden eagles and black-footed ferrets?