Transcript Tehya`s Pollution Solutionm

Tehya’s Pollution Solution
By:
Frank Klauder
Find vocabulary words in story
Directions: Find each word in the storybook and
write down its definition.
1. Ecosystem: (p. 14) _________________
2. Environmental engineer: (p. 13)___________
3. Food web: (p. 25) ______________________
4. Technology: (p. 14) ____________________
5. Engineering Design Process: (p. 17-1 8) _____
Vocabulary Definitions
1. Ecosystem: (p. 14) A community of animals, plants,
fungi, and bacteria that live in the local environment.
2. Environmental engineer: (p. 13) Someone who uses
math, science, and creativity to help solve problems in
the environment.
3. Food web: (p. 25) The relationships through which
organisms get energy by eating other animals or plants.
4. Technology: (p. 14) Anything designed to solve a
problem.
5. Engineering Design Process: (p. 17-18) A way of
thinking that helps engineers to solve problems.
What are the different parts of the ecosystem shown
in the picture from 50 years ago?
Now take a look at the photo from today.
Ecosystem Pictures
• Turn and find a partner to compare the two
pictures.
• Circle the differences you notice between the
two pictures.
Ecosystem Pictures Compared
Why are the pictures different?
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Questions
What do the birds eat?
What do the deer eat?
What were some of the
differences between the
pictures?
How can we use the
pictures to help explain
some of the changes?
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Answers
Fish and insects
Plants
There were fewer birds in
picture 2 but more fish and
insects.
If there are fewer birds to
eat the fish and insects, the
fish and insect population
can grow.