TEKS & Objectives
7.1. Organisms and environments. The student knows that there is a relationship between organisms and the environment. The student is expected to:
7.10.A observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms;
We will explore ecosystems within various habitats.
I will identify interactions between organisms and their environments.
1. Watch video.
GG Ecosystems 3-5
2. Review vocabulary and complete quiz.
Ecosystem This is a community of interacting organisms and their environment. Living things interact with each other, and also with non-living things like soil, water and air.
Botanist This is a scientist that studies plants.
Bacteria These are tiny living things that are everywhere around us. We can only see them with a very powerful microscope. They come in different shapes such as rods, spirals, and spheres and are important in an ecosystem to break down dead and decaying matter.
Terrarium This is a closed container of plants and other living things that shows you how an ecosystem works.
3. Review habitats.
Click the picture below to sort animals into habitats.
4. Check out Mr. DeMaio’s take on ecosystems below.
Speaking of the animals…
What do you all a porcupine riding on the back of a turtle?
a slow poke
5. “Genius Challenge – Ecosystems”
