Thursday, January 12, 2017

Science:  Test tomorrow on Oceans and Ecosystems - study & prepare. Use the Study Guide - pay special attention to the "Online Tools and Review Links to use".  Work on your Food Web draft if you did not finish it during class. 

Oceans & Ecosystems Study Guide

Notes / Handouts / Papers from your Science Binder to study:

• Chapter 2, Section 1 notes (paper or digital copy)
• Ocean Zones diagram and notes
• Oceans Vocabulary
• “Under the Sea” ocean zones stations packet
• Estuaries Fact Sheets and Estuaries booklet
• Limiting Factors notes & articles
• Oh, Reindeer activity
• Ecosystems Terms & Diagram
• Energy Roles terms
• Food Webs & Food Chains WebQuest
• Food Chain & Food Web Notes (front side only)

Concepts & Ideas to understand and know:

• Name all zones of the ocean and describe the characteristics in each zone.
• How do organisms survive in the deep zone?
• Describe estuaries:  location, conditions, type of water found in estuaries.  
• Why are estuaries important, and what types of animal/plant life exist here?  How do estuaries benefit the coast?
• Be able to recognize or give examples of all vocabulary terms.
• Example:  Be able to identify a biotic factor from a list.
• Example:  Be able to select the best example of an herbivore (and other terms).
• Know examples of limiting factors and how these affect population sizes.
• Describe and analyze the effects of limiting factors on population sizes.
• Describe the roles of producers, consumers (all types!), and decomposers in an ecosystem.  Be able to recognize or give examples of all of these energy roles.
• Be able to analyze and understand the interactions in a food web.  (What do the arrows mean? How are organisms connected?  How do changes in one organism affect other organisms in the food web?)

Oceans Vocabulary

Intertidal zone Neritic zone Oceanic Zone Salinity Photic zone Aphotic zone

Estuary Brackish Bioluminescence Hydrothermal vent Upwelling Phytoplankton Zooplankton

Nekton Plankton Benthos Marine snow Mangrove trees Cordgrass

Ecosystems Vocabulary

Organism Habitat Biotic factor Abiotic factor Species Population Community Ecosystem Ecology

Limiting factor Carrying capacity Producer Consumer Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Scavenger Decomposer

Food web Food chain Autotroph Heterotroph Primary consumer Secondary consumer Tertiary consumer Predator Prey

Online Tools and Review Links to use

• Use the tools on quizlet.com to review vocabulary:
• In the search bar, search for “kmidkiff,” then look for these Study Sets:
• Oceans 2016
• Ecology & Ecosystems
• Go to phschool.com and use the web codes:  cea-5010  and cfa-3040.  Take this quiz several times until you have seen all combinations of questions.  Note:  Some questions refer to topics not covered on this test!  However, many of the questions are useful and relevant for review.
• Use these links on Study Jams to review oceans, ecosystems, and food webs.  Click on “Slide Show,” then “Test Yourself” to take a short quiz related to each topic.
• Oceans:  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/earths-oceans.htm
• Aquatic Ecosystems: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/aquatic-ecosystems.htm
• Ecosystems: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/ecosystems.htm
• Food Chains: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-chains.htm
• Food Webs:  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-webs.htm

Social Studies: Make sure that you have completed your flashcards for the Civil War unit vocabulary!!

Math (ALL CLASSES): HW #33

Core Connections: Bring in all materials for your Seafari Station