Lesson 8

Why do orangutans need so much forest space?

Lesson Objectives...

Carry out a series of investigations using a simplified computer simulation (system model) to produce data about how individual orangutans compete with each other for food resources in three different environmental conditions to answer a question about forest space.
Analyze measures of central tendency and range in class-constructed histograms to make claims about how populations of orangutans responded to three different environmental conditions and the ways in which the environmental conditions contributed to the stability of the population or changes in the population.

Lesson 8 - Science Notebook - With Sentence Starters- Ecosystem Dynamics Unit

7.5 Lesson 8 - Slides

Slide Presentation for Lesson 8...

This is the slide presentation used by your teachers when navigating through Lesson 8.

Read the rules for the model (simulation).

Select the simulation image on the left or click HERE to get to the simulation.

Do not forget to record your data in your science notebook.

Orangutans in the same population compete with each other for food.
Orangutans like food sources that give them more energy but can eat things with less energy to survive.
Competition between individual orangutans within a population increases when the availability of resources is limited.
If orangutans do not get enough energy from food resources, it may constrain growth or limit the potential for survival.

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