Sorting out Life
Bellwork:
1) Milkweed bugs eat by…
2) Milkweed bugs shed their exoskeleton so they can…
3) An orange clump in the cotton would be…
-Brainstorm the meanings of new vocabulary words: individual, population, community, ecosystem
-Define the new vocabulary words:
Individual: One organism
Population: All the individuals of one kind in one place at one time
Community: All the populations in one place
Ecosystem: The interacting organisms and nonliving things in one place; a place
-Partner Activity: Ecosystem Sorting Cards ==> Using a deck of cards with common objects, organisms, and scenes, students sorted out which cards represented the new ecosystem vocabulary words
Homework: Read "Life in a Community" and answer the attached questions
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