cosmic education and our relationship to the ecosystem candace jordan graham hill elementary school
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Cosmic Education and Our Relationship to the Ecosystem
Candace Jordan
Graham Hill Elementary School
Our Place in Space
• The Universe
• The Milky Way
• The Solar System
Power of Ten
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Our Place on EarthIn the Web of Life
• Producers– Plants
• Photosynthesis
• Consumers– Animals
• Herbivores• Carnivores• Omnivores
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Photosynthesis
Carbon Cycle
Water Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Energy Transfer
Human Impact on Wilderness Areas
• Logging• Development• Recreation• Off-road vehicles• Roads• Expansion of cities• Pollution• Litter
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Snoqualmie River
Photo From: www.metrokc.gov/dcfm/threeforks/
Snoqualmie ForestCascade Foothills
Photo From: www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/2004/090204.htm
• Hooded Merganser
• Black-capped Chickadee
Birds
Photos From: www.birdweb.org
• Ruffed Grouse
• Killdeer
• Red Tailed Hawk
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• Spotted Sandpiper
• Vaux’s Swift
• Rufous Hummingbird
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• Belted Kingfisher
• Steller’s Jay
• Tree Swallow
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• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Golden-crowned Kinglet
• American Robin
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• Cedar Waxwing
• Yellow Warbler
• Townsend’s Warbler
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• Common Yellowthroat
• Western Tanager
• Spotted Towhee
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• Dark-eyed Junco
• Red-winged Blackbird
• American Goldfinch
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Animals
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Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel
Elk
Photo From: wdfw.wa.gov/science/articles/elk_roundup/index.html
Grizzly Bear
Photo by Chris Morgan, 2006
Grey Wolf
Photo by Gary Kramar, USFWS
Tiny Frog
Eco System
Biosphere 2
Wild Sky Wilderness Area