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Orangutans in the Wild Transcript.

 Objective:How could buying candy affect orangutan populations in the wild?

Standards:

MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. 

MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. 

MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. 

MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. 

MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. 

MS-ETS1-1: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Warm-Up: 

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To Do List:

Presentation

1. Introduce the Phenomenon: Candy Buying Could Be Killing Orangutans? [A-D]

2. Identify What Connects Candy to Orangutans [E-H]

3. Examine Data on ______ Trees and Orangutans [ I-J ]

Land used to Grow O P in Indonesia

4. Assign Home Learning: P.O. Scavenger Hunt [ K ]

Homework:

Home Learning: Scavenger Hunt- Consider other products that may include p___ oil as an ingredient. Assign students the task of looking around their homes or communities (e.g., grocery story) for other products, in addition to candy, that include palm oil on the ingredient list. Be Prepared to share your list tomorrow during class