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What’s in the bag?

OBSERVATIONS

In my bag I have:_________________________________________

On a blank piece of paper write a single word to describe the object you have, fill as many post it notes as you can.

NOT OBSERVATIONS

What is an observation?______________________________________

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What is happening to this bird?

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2

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OBSERVATIONS

QUESTIONS

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What OBSERVATIONS can you make about this organism?

(For example: color, legs/wings/leaves, movement, feeding)

What QUESTIONS do you have about this organism?

(For example: why is black? What does it eat?

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Draw the adult organism

Draw what you THINK the offspring (babies) will look like? Explain why you think they would look like this?

Draw what the offspring ACTUALLY look like?

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BIRTH

GROWTH

REPRODUCTION

DEATH

organism 1

organism 2

organism 3

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1. Predict and draw what you think the life cycle of a clam looks like. Make sure to label birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

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1. Leave one post-it of feedback on each person’s life cycle

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1. Return to your clam life cycle and revise

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Record your observations

(FOR EXAMPLE: draw, measure, count)

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Variation within a population: measuring shells

How wide is your shell?

Is your shell small, medium, or large?

CLASS DATA

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Number of small shells (2 - 3.9 cm):

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Number of medium shells (4 - 4.9 cm):

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Number of large shells (5 - 6 cm):

small

medium

large

number of objects

What size was the most common? _____________________

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What size was the least common? _____________________

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Variation within a population: shells

Divide your shells into three groups

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I grouped my shells based on the following 3 characteristics:

DATA

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1. Number of _______________________________________shells:_________________

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2. Number of _______________________________________shells :_________________

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3. Number of _______________________________________shells :_________________

number of objects

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2

3

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2

3

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DESIGN AN INSECT that could survive in the desert, where it is hot and there is very little water, and the only source of food is cacti.

BIRTH

GROWTH

REPRODUCTION

DEATH

WHAT DOES THE ADULT LOOK LIKE?

HOW DOES IT BEHAVE (ACT)?

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WILL YOUR INSECT SURVIVE?

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1. Pick an environment card and read it out loud to your partner

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2. Record what happened in your note book below

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Fruit experiment

This activity must be done in SILENCE!

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One at a time, choose a bowl, life the lid, take out the fruit inside and lick it. After each person licks their fruit, record your observations below.

I choose bowl _______________because

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Fruit experiment

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Chocolate experiment

number of white chocolates

number of brown chocolates

predator feeds!

predator feeds!

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Which graph is closest to your results?

A

B

C

D