Transcript 1. Look back at your notes and complete the

Learners will be able to explore various ecological
scenarios in order to create a balanced food web
for the Baltimore Zoo by using the My Own Biome
video game.
MSDE CLG= 3.5.2
BCPS Indicator= 13, 6.1.2
Drill:
1. Look back at your notes and complete the vocabulary
matching review worksheet.
Producers- are organisms that make their own fodd through
photosynthesis
Herbivores- Consumers that eat only plants to get energy
Carnivores- Consumers that eat only animals to get energy
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Omnivores- Consumers that eat both plant and animals to get
energy
Predator- an animal that hunts and eats another animal for food.
Prey- an animal that is hunted by another animal.
Food Chain- a visual representation of organisms eating each other
to obtain energy.
The arrows show the transfer of energy from one organism to
another.
Food Web: A visual representation of all predator prey
relationships in an ecosystem.
Biome- an ecosystem characterized by specific plants,
animals, precipitation and temperature
Ocean
Freshwater
Desert
Grasslands
Forests
Tundra
Talk with your partner and brainstorm
about what makes a biome unique or
different.
The Baltimore Zoo is building a new wildlife preserve that will
serve as an example of a balanced biome. You have been
charged with the task to determine which biome they will use
and choose the organisms to create a balanced food web. In
other words you are building “Your Own Biome”.
From the title screen choose the “play” option.
Next choose the “sandbox” option.
Under “sandbox”, choose a biome. Then choose what
kind and how many organisms you want in your biome.
Let the game play out on its own. During game play
monitor the time and record the number of each
organism in your biome at 3 minute intervals.
Think-Pair-Share: After you record the final population
for each organism in scenario 1, work with your partner
to complete the analysis questions. Prepare to share out
with the class.
Use the document camera to share your food web and
findings with the class. Students should provide
feedback and suggestions.
What Worked
What Didn’t Work
1. What did you learn about balancing a
food web.
2. What were some reasons why some food
webs failed?
3. What can you infer about the number of
producers, herbivores, omnivores and
carnivores a food web should have?
Complete the sample HSA questions on your exit slip.
Next class you will implement your new learning about
food webs from today to create a balanced food web for
the Baltimore Zoo.
Day 2 Power Point,
or skip slides 20 and 21 if teaching
as all one 90 min period.
Learners will be able to explore various ecological
scenarios in order to create a balanced food web for
the Baltimore Zoo by using the My Own Biome video
game.
MSDE CLG= 3.5.2
BCPS Indicator= 13,6.1.2
Drill:
1. Look at the food web provided by your teacher. Work
with your partner to identify the organisms and
characteristics / trends of a balanced food web.
The two diagrams above represent balanced food webs.
What characteristics or trends do both of these food webs
have in common?
The Baltimore Zoo is building a new wildlife preserve that will
serve as an example of a balanced biome. You have been
charged with the task to determine which biome they will use
and choose the organisms to create a balanced food web. In
other words you are building “Your Own Biome”.
Under “sandbox”, choose a biome. Then choose what
kind and how many organisms you want in your biome.
This time use what you have learned from the food
webs and student feedback to create a balanced food
web for the Baltimore Zoo’s new exhibit.
Let the game play out on its own. During game play
monitor the time and record the number of each
organism in your biome at 3 minute intervals.
Think-Pair-Share: After you record the final population
for each organism in scenario 2, work with your partner
to complete the analysis questions. Prepare to share out
with the class.
Use the document camera to share your food web and
your letter to the zoo with the class. Explain what you
did to make sure you food web would be balanced.
Oh no! An invasive species of rabbit has invaded your zoo exhibit. Explain
how this would affect the balance of the food web in your biome.
1. What were you able to learn from the
graphs produced from your food webs?
2. What characteristics made your food web
successful?
3. Explain why would you need less top
predators and more lower level consumers.
Compare and contrast the two food webs on
your exit slip. Use these two food webs to
answer the following questions.
A.What differences can you describe between them?
B.Explain changes you need to make to food web 2 in
order to make it more balanced. Why would you need
to make these changes. Include what organisms you
would want to add or remove.