Ecosystems: Puppet Show Interactions (Performance)

QUICK VIEW

• CW: [1] Completed Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet. [2] Biotic and Abiotic illustration (p18).

• DN: How are ecosystems organized?

• EQ: How do members of different species interact with each other?

• Reminder: [1] Ecosystems & Interactions Quiz on Wednesday [2] CER & Experimental Design Quiz Retakes on Thursday. [3] Last day for Wheel Project is Monday (9/30) without penalty. [4] Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial.

RESOURCES

Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet (Not accessible online. Copies available in class.)

LESSON OUTLINE

5min> Students complete the Do Now.

5min> Teacher explains how to complete the Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet.

25min Students perform plays they started on Wednesday that show the interactions of: Barnacle & Whales; Caterpillar & Wasps; Shark & Remora; Ants & Acacia; Bees & Flowering Plants; Cordyceps & Ants: Cheetah & Lions; Bunny & Plant; Bunny & Deer; and Hermit Crab and Sea Snails. Students fill out Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet.

5min> Quick class overview of the interactions of the different species pair presented.

10min Students draw 4 biotic and 4 abiotic factors from a desert, ocean, or forest, then outline drawings in color and label. (Page 18 of notebook.)

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

AIM: Create a puppet show that models a competitive, mutual, parasitic, or commensal interaction between species.