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ECOSYSTEMS

ECOSYSTEMS. Emily MacDonell. MENU. ECOSYSTEMS. Grade Level: 4 th Grade Science Content Area: Science with integrated reading

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ECOSYSTEMS

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  1. ECOSYSTEMS • Emily MacDonell MENU

  2. ECOSYSTEMS Grade Level: 4th Grade Science Content Area: Science with integrated reading Academic Content Standard: Summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met. The world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the lives of different types of organisms. Also, analyze how all organisms, including humans, cause changes in their ecosystems and how these changes can be beneficial. Students will participate in this presentation by orally answering questions that are asked throughout the PowerPoint. Also, There are a few follow up activities that are on the last couple slides of the PowerPoint. MENU

  3. MENU Closed systems Stability in ecosystems Populations Communities Biomes Examples of biomes (MI & OH) Examples of biomes (AZ) Extra info Activity time Word Search Crossword Puzzle References • Title Page • Ecosystems • Menu • What is an ecosystem? • What is in an ecosystem? • Living things • Nonliving things • Review • Habitats • Niches • Living things 2 • Open systems

  4. WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM? • An ecosystem is a community of living and nonliving things and how they work together and interact. Menu

  5. What is in an ecosystem? • LIVING THINGS • NONLIVING THINGS Menu

  6. LIVING THINGS • PEOPLE • ANIMALS • PLANTS Menu

  7. NONLIVING THINGS • SUNLIGHT • AIR • TEMPERATURE • SOIL • WATER • MINERALS • NUTRIENTS Menu

  8. REVIEW Menu Groups of living things, and the surrounding environment they live in make up an ecosystem. Examples of ecosystems are: forests, ponds, lakes, and streams. How can some organisms live in different ecosystems??

  9. HABITATS • HABITATS • The environment that meets the needs of an organism is called a habitat • (We will read the story, “A House is a House for Me,” and discuss the different habitats listed throughout the book.) Menu

  10. NICHES • NICHES • An organism’s role or job in the environment is a niche. • What is an organism from the forest environment? • What is its niche in that environment? Menu

  11. Living Things NICHES OR ROLES PRODUCERS Green plants, some protists produce their own food. CONSUMERS Eat other living things for energy DECOMPOSERS Feed on wastes of other plants and animals Menu

  12. TWO TYPES OF SYSTEMS • OPEN • Most systems are open • They take in things from outside the system • Example: A sunflower takes energy from the sun. Menu

  13. TWO TYPES OF SYSTEMS… • CLOSED • Few systems are actually closed. • Many systems receive inputs and give off outputs • Example: A diver in a submarine is almost in a closed system. MENU

  14. STABILITY IN ECOSYSTEMS MENU • Stability means that over time, changes in a system cancel each other out. • Example: if something is added to an ecosystem, later, it is taken out. • The system must remain in balance

  15. Types of Ecosystems • POPULATIONS: • A group of the same species living in the same place at the same time is a population. • Populations live in environments to which they are adapted to. • Example: Human Population MENU

  16. Types of Ecosystems… MENU • COMMUNITIES: • A community of an ecosystem is made up of all the populations that live in the same area. • The plants and animals that live together depend on each other to survive.

  17. BIOMES • What is a biome? • A large geographical area with a certain climate. • Example: a desert biome has very little rain. The plants and animals that are able to live in that place with its particular climate have adapted in different ways to the amounts of water, heat, and soil in that area. MENU

  18. EXAMPLES OF BIOMES MENU • MICHIGAN AND OHIO: • Even rainfall and a long growing season characterize this temperate biome, which supports deciduous and mixed forests. • Annual rainfall average: 29 inches • Average annual temperature: 48 degrees Fahrenheit

  19. EXAMPLES OF BIOMES… MENU • ARIZONA: • This biome is made up of desert, chaparral, and tropical scrub forest. Low levels of rainfall, uninterrupted winds, drainage, and soil quality all contribute to this biome’s sparse vegetation. • Annual rainfall average: 2 to 9 inches • Annual temperature average: 64 degrees Fahrenheit

  20. EXTRA INFO… Sometimes, plants and animals are introduced into ecosystems that they are not native to. What is an example of a plant or animal that lives in an ecosystem that you are familiar with and is not native to that ecosystem? What might happen if an animal from the jungle were introduced into a forest ecosystem? Link MENU

  21. ACTIVITY TIME! MAKE AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT CAN COMPARE HOW YOUR NEEDS ARE MET IN YOUR COMMUNITY, TO HOW PLANTS’ AND ANIMALS’ NEEDS ARE MET IN THEIR COMMUNITY. QUIZ Link MENU

  22. ECOSYSTEMS WORD SEARCH Words to find Biome Living Closed Niches Communities Nonliving Consumers Open Decomposers Populations Ecosystem Producers Habitats Stability *you will be receiving a copy of the crossword puzzle and clues to be completed and returned tomorrow for credit MENU

  23. ECOSYSTEMS CROSSWORD PUZZLE Crossword Clues Across 1. plants, some protists that make their own food 5. eat other living things for energy 8. a large geographical area with certain climate 9. the environment that meets the needs of an organism 10. people, animals, and plants. 11. an organism's role or job in the environment Down 1. a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time 2. sunlight, air, temperature, soil, water, minerals, nutrients 3. made up of all the populations that live in the same area 4. feed on wastes of other plants and animals 6. community of living and nonliving things and how they work together and interact 7. over time, changes in a system cancel each other out *you will be receiving a copy of the crossword puzzle and clues to be completed and returned tomorrow for credit MENU

  24. REFERENCE • "Ecosystems Research Project Info." Ecosystems Research Project Info. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/curriculum/elem/4th/science/ResearchPaper/ecosystems.htm>. • "4th Grade Science - Life - Ecosystems." 4th Grade Science - Life - Ecosystems. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://schools.bcsd.com/fremont/4th_sci_life_ecosystems.htm>. • "Ohio Department of Education ODE - Search." ODE. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.ode.state.oh.us/gd/templates/pages/ODE/ODEGoogleSearch.aspx?page=221>. • ParrMr. "Ecosystems Song." YouTube. YouTube, 24 July 2011. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUY_-LK_lOc>. MENU

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