Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Orlandi Homeroom

Monday, September 27th, 2021

NO SCHOOL - Professional Development

All living things need energy and on Earth, we get the energy from our nearest star, the sun. Heat energy and light energy are essential to life on Earth.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UCyWvY_9AHCI2gLR9LwckdTtFX_ROkREDPl-Uy_BRBA/copy?usp=sharing

Make a copy of the above document and fill in the text boxes. We will work through them together until you get the hang of it.

Make a science folder in google drive. Save it to your science folder, you will have a quiz on the video on Monday, so study it tonight use the quizziz flashcards, and take the practice quizziz below.

Here Comes the Sun, Flashcards and Practice Quizziz

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

Big question: What Biome do we live in? What kind of food web exists in this Biome?

Strategy: Schema: What plants and animals do I see around me?

Today, you will take a test in quizziz on Here Comes the Sun, but first you must log in. You can use your worksheets from yesterday as you take the test.

DeciduousForestFoodWeb.pdf

Use the full color poster to complete to help you fill in your Deciduous Forest Biome KWL chart.

Click the link below to copy the document and then fill in the blanks based on the video you watched yesterday, all the answers are on the poster above.

Now that we know how light energy comes from the sun, let's look at how producers, primary consumers and secondary consumers transfer that energy in an ecosystem. We will start with Deciduous Forest because that's what we have here in Ohio. I've also added some more information about the parasitic Indian Pipe. It's a mysterious, yet beautiful plant that grows here in Ohio and throughout the world.

Vocabulary:

Herbivore-only eats plants/primary producers
Carnivore-only eats other animals
Omnivore-eats plants and animals

Orlandi_040620.mov

docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WBd2HN0PV0vpQ2TIxYos47n7_ipb6TU_wlL5Dw_kcPE/copy?usp=sharing

Note to sub, you may want to photocopy this document and have kids fill out answers manually and store papers in science folder instead of using computers

More on Indian Pipe...

Here is some gorgeous video of Indian Pipe. It looks like a mushroom but is actually a flowering plant that does not produce it's own food. It's a parasite that feeds off of nearby mushrooms. The mushrooms get their nutrients from nearby tree roots through an underground mycorrhizal, or web-like structure. Both the mushroom and the trees exchange nutrients, both benefit from the relationship which is called mutualism. The Indian Pipe steals the nutrients from the mushroom network and does nothing for the tree or mushroom in return, which make it parasitic. Notice it is white and does not possess chorophyll to make its own sugars.

Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

Big question: How is a Food Web different from a Food Chain?

Strategy: Synthesis: I already know how to make a food chain. How can I show a food web?

Quizizz: Practice linkClick the link to join now.

Practice for your test tomorrow by using the practice quiz on the left. Now let's talk about how food chains are different from web webs. First, let's review types of organisms.

Producers - (plants) make their own food using photosynthesis

Primary Consumers - are herbivores (plant eaters) that eat producers

Secondary Consumers - are omnivores or carnivores (meat eaters)

Detritivores - Break down dead matter

Paste these notes into your notebook, before watching the video below.

A food chain outlines who eats whom. A food web is all of the food chains in an ecosystem. Each organism in an ecosystem occupies a specific level or position in the food chain or web. Producers are always at the bottom as they are the most numerous and, collectively store most of the sun's energy. Then, come the herbivores, also called primary consumers and then secondary consumers, which are carnivores or omnivores. There is usually an apex predator at the top, such as a wolf. Nobody messes with an apex predator.

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Big question: How do plants make their own food?

Strategy: Questioning: Why is this important?

Today, you will take a test in quizziz on Deciduous Forest Food Web, but first you must LOG IN to Quizziz.

docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fY6sDhjQrm8FC5vHc8rLnRe2gtdYoi8DwzK0iuj0J2k/copy?usp=sharing

Click on the link above to make a copy of today's worksheet. Fill out the top box BEFORE YOU BEGIN the video to begin connecting with schema. Watch the video as many times as you need to and complete the worksheet, rename and save to your google drive.

Then check your answers by using the quizziz practice and flashcards below. We will go over your answers after everyone has finished, if we have time.

Get your notes from your teacher and paste it on your notebook.

Quizizz: Practice linkClick the link to join now.

Friday, October 1, 2021

Big question: What makes a healthy plant?

Strategy: Determining Importance: Make sure the tree in the game gets ONLY what it needs.

This video describes the very complex process of photosynthesis. You can watch the video, but you will not be assessed on all the details just the general concepts that plants use visible light energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, water and other nutrients to make food energy in the form of sugar. You do not have to complete the questions at the end, unless you are a total science rockstar!

The magic of phtosynthesis is complicated, but absolutely necessary for life on Earth as we know it. Last week, we watched how plants convert light energy into chemical energy. While producers are at the bottom of the food chain, they have the most important role. After today's lesson, play the game to explore what plants need to be healthy.

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