6th Grade Science Guide

6.4: Ecosystems 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 5

Activity: Relationships in Food Chains Nearpod

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students review a nearpod which goes over the types of relationships in an ecosystem with examples of each type of relationship.

● Nearpod

● I can describe the different types of relationships in a food chain, such as competition, symbiosis, predation, etc.

Activity: Relationships in Food Chain Matching Game

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students plan a matching game about relationships in an ecosystem.

● Matching Game

● I recognize different types of relationships in an ecosystem.

Activity: Predator/Prey Cycles

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students view data about lynx and hare relationships in the wild, watch a video, and do a

● Lesson Plan

● Students will be able to explain the predator/prey relationship. ● Students will be able to read and view data and make observations and predictions.

close read to look at relationships between predator and prey.

Activity: Gizmo Rabbit Population by Season

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Observe the population of rabbits in an environment over many years. The land available to the rabbits and weather conditions can be adjusted to investigate the effects of urban sprawl and unusual weather on wildlife populations.

● Gizmo

Students will … ● Interpret a graph of population growth.

● Explain what happens to a population when it reaches carrying capacity. ● Describe how limiting factors affect a population. ● Understand the effects of density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors.