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Pair Share #1: Learning About Energy Storage Molecules? Worksheet and Group Reflection (Feb 28)

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Pair Share #1: Learning About Energy Storage Molecules? Worksheet and Group Reflection (Feb 28)

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Suggested Vocab to Include: sunlight, plants, animals, producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon, carbon dioxide, energy storage molecules, photosynthesis

Instructions: Please work with a partner and use the (4) ESM Cards to learn about ESMs and to complete this attached worksheet. After uploading an image of your completed worksheet, please reflect with your partner on the following (2) questions:

1. How/ Where to ESMs first appear in the ecosystem?

2. Do ESMs flow through the ecosystem? Please explain your answer in more detail.

ANSWER:

1. ESM's first appear in the producers of the ecosystem

2. Yes the ESM's flow from the producers to the consumers to the dead matter to the decomposers

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Please upload copies (pictures or screenshots) of each of your Unit Worksheets, Activities, and Extra Credit (Bonus) Work Below:

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Please re-write the correct key concept statements. This is a solo activity:

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How To Make A Copy of the Unit 0 Padlet Template

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Matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks

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1. ___carbon______ is part of carbon dioxide, which is ______abiotic____ matter. Carbon is also part of energy storage molecules, which are biotic matter.

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1. ___carbon______ is part of carbon dioxide, which is ______abiotic____ matter. Carbon is also part of energy storage molecules, which are biotic matter.

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Carbon dioxide is abiotic matter. We can also find carbon is energy storage molecules, which are biotic matter

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matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem

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2. During the process of _____photosynthesis________ , producers make energy storage molecules, using carbon from carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight. This moves carbon from abiotic to biotic matter.

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2. During the process of _____photosynthesis________ , producers make energy storage molecules, using carbon from carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight. This moves carbon from abiotic to biotic matter.

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The process of photosynthesis consists of producers making ESM's from carbon and energy, moving carbon from abiotic to biotic matter

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a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules

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3. If one part of a ___system______ changes, this affects the rest of the system.

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3. If one part of a ___system______ changes, this affects the rest of the system.

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Changing on part of a system affects the rest of the system

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a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

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4. When there is more __carbon_______ (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter, more carbon is available to producers for making _______energy__ storage molecules.

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4. When there is more __carbon_______ (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter, more carbon is available to producers for making _______energy__ storage molecules.

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The more carbon in the abiotic matter, the more energy storage molecules are created.

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the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells

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5. When there is less ____carbon_____ (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter, less carbon is available to producers for making energy ___storage______ molecules.

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5. When there is less ____carbon_____ (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter, less carbon is available to producers for making energy ___storage______ molecules.

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The less carbon in abiotic matter, the less energy storage molecules produced

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an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)

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6. When there is more sunlight, ___producers______ can make more energy storage molecules from the ____carbon_____ in carbon dioxide.

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6. When there is more sunlight, ___producers______ can make more energy storage molecules from the ____carbon_____ in carbon dioxide.

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Producers are able to produce more energy storage molecules from carbon when there is more sunlight

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an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter

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7. When there is less _____sunlight____ , producers cannot make as many energy storage _____molecules____ from the carbon in carbon dioxide.

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7. When there is less _____sunlight____ , producers cannot make as many energy storage _____molecules____ from the carbon in carbon dioxide.

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Producers cannot make many storage molecules from carbon if there is less sunlight

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all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area

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8. As organisms release ___energy______ during cellular respiration, carbon dioxide is produced from the carbon in energy storage molecules. This process moves carbon from biotic to _abiotic________ matter.

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8. As organisms release ___energy______ during cellular respiration, carbon dioxide is produced from the carbon in energy storage molecules. This process moves carbon from biotic to _abiotic________ matter.

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Whilst organisms release energy in cellular respiration, the carbon in energy storage molecules produce carbon dioxide. This process moves carbon from biotic to abiotic matter

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a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive

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9. Since _____carbon____ cannot be produced or used up, the total amount of carbon in a closed ____ecosystem_____ does not change.

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9. Since _____carbon____ cannot be produced or used up, the total amount of carbon in a closed ____ecosystem_____ does not change.

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The total amount of carbon in an ecosystem cannot change

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the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecule)

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10. If the amount of carbon increased in abiotic matter, then it also ___decreased______ in biotic matter. If the amount of carbon decreased in __abiotic matter_______ , then it also increased in biotic matter.

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10. If the amount of carbon increased in abiotic matter, then it also ___decreased______ in biotic matter. If the amount of carbon decreased in __abiotic matter_______ , then it also increased in biotic matter.

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If the carbon levels increase in abiotic matter, then it will decrease in biotic matter. And vice versa

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an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)

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a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

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Food Webs: Cycling of Matter & Flow of Energy

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Food Webs: Cycling of Matter & Flow of Energy

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Food Webs: Cycling of Matter & Flow of Energy

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Learn that food webs show us how matter cycles and energy flows in an ecosystems. Food webs rely on the processes of photosynthesis and respiration.

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to link two or more things

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Learn that organisms compete for the resources they need to survive, grow, and reproduce. Competition also influences the population size of some organisms.

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Learn that photosynthesis and cellular respiration are chemical processes that cycle matter through an ecosystem. They both happen inside cells.

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Solo Reflection Question #1: Matters and Energy Ecosystem Simulation (Feb 25)

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Solo Reflection Question #1: Matters and Energy Ecosystem Simulation (Feb 25)

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Questions:

What is something you notice on your first time in the Matters and Energy Ecosystem Simulation (examples: how carbon flows, the effects of sunlight, what does decomposition do)?

Answer:

If there's little to no sunlight, the flow of ESM's slows down.

Producers preform both cellular respiration and photosynthesis

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Solo Reflection Question #2: How does sunlight (or lack there of) affect the ecosystem? (Feb 26)

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Solo Reflection Question #2: How does sunlight (or lack there of) affect the ecosystem? (Feb 26)

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Question:

How does sunlight (or lack there of) affect the ecosystem?

Required Vocab to include: Plants, animals, producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon, energy storage molecules, photosynthesis

Answer: A lack of sunlight in the ecosystem could lead to a disruption in the food chain because producers rely on sunlight for energy. Therefore, if there were a lack of energy in the food chain, it wouldn't function properly.

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Solo Reflection Question #3 (C.E.): Why didn’t the plants and animals in the biodome have enough energy storage molecules? (Feb 28)

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Solo Reflection Question #3 (C.E.): Why didn’t the plants and animals in the biodome have enough energy storage molecules? (Feb 28)

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Suggested Vocab to Include: sunlight, plants, animals, producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon, carbon dioxide, energy storage molecules, photosynthesis

Answer Must Include Typed Out Claim (1-2sentences) AND (1 -2) pieces of evidence from the Biodome Files, MEE Simulation, the "Sunlight and Life," or the "What is Carbon Article"

ANSWER: According to the "Sunlight and Life" text, photosynthesis is when producers use energy from sunlight, producers combine the carbon dioxide

molecules with water molecules, changing them

into glucose molecules (or ESM's) and oxygen molecules. This means that if there were to be a lack of carbon in the atmosphere, which there probably was in the biodome, the production of ESM's would decline. Meaning the flow of energy in the ecosystem would decrease. Additionally, the Biodome Files state that they didn't add the right amount of decomposers to the biodome. So the flow of matter and energy wouldn't be as fast as it could've been.

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Solo Reflection Question #4 (C.E.R): What caused carbon dioxide to decrease in the air (abiotic matter) of the biodome? (Mar 11/12)

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Solo Reflection Question #4 (C.E.R): What caused carbon dioxide to decrease in the air (abiotic matter) of the biodome? (Mar 11/12)

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Suggested Vocab to Include: sunlight, plants, animals, producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon, carbon dioxide, energy storage molecules, photosynthesis

Answer Must Include Typed Out Claim (1-2sentences) AND (1 -2) pieces of evidence from the Biodome Files, MEE Simulation, the "A feast for Decomposers" Article

"R": Please copy and paste the most appropriate Key Concepts that Can help you prove your argument.

ANSWER: The cause of the decrease in carbon in the air was a lack of decomposers in the biodome. The Biodome Files state that they added 50% less decomposers than required. Furthermore, the “A feast for Decomposers” says, “Through cellular respiration, decomposers are able to release carbon found in dead matter, making it available for the ecosystem.” My evidence aligns with Key Concept 3: “If one part of the system changes, the rest of the system changes too”. To conclude, because there were no decomposers to release the carbon found in dead matter into the abiotic matter through cellular respiration, the levels of carbon dioxide in the air would decrease.

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Solo Reflection Question #5: How was the  (Mar 19/20)

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Solo Reflection Question #5: How was the  (Mar 19/20)

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What suggestions would you give to Ms. O for games or general trivia. What can make games, activities, trivia more fun in the future?

ANSWER:

I think if we did Jeopardy right before (like one lesson before) we do a RCT or any kind of assessment, kids are probably more likely to remember the content. For example, I still remember lots of stuff from the last jeopardy that would’ve seriously helped me during the RCT for unit 2.

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Pair Share #2: What are your thoughts on the Ecosystem Game #1 (Mar 6) - Please answer on your own based on your PairShare Activity

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Pair Share #2: What are your thoughts on the Ecosystem Game #1 (Mar 6) - Please answer on your own based on your PairShare Activity

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ANSWER: I don’t think I recall doing this??? I’m not sure though.

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Pair Share #3: Which of the topics that you previewed today excites you the most about the future? (Mar 6) - Please answer on your own based on your PairShare Activity.

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Pair Share #3: Which of the topics that you previewed today excites you the most about the future? (Mar 6) - Please answer on your own based on your PairShare Activity.

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ANSWER: I don’t remember this…

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Please find a partner from class and record either audio or video post (60-90 seconds) of you all discussing the following questions: