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Page 1: Materials to Prep 1 two-pocket folder per student 1 rubric per student “First Encounter with the Critter” 1 habitat cards per student (mix of the following:

Critter Project

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Bellwork- Critical ReadingPlease read the short article you picked up “Researchers confirm

Sado Island frog is a new species” (DO NOT WRITE)1. Use the information in the article to

determine, which frog is the new Sado-gaero frog species?

2. In your own words, what is a species?3. Explain in 2-3 sentences what you would observe/test if you

had to determine whether or not the two animals below are the same species?

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Bellwork- Critical ReadingPlease read the short article you picked up “Researchers confirm

Sado Island frog is a new species” (DO NOT WRITE)1. Use the information in the article to

determine, which frog is the new Sado-gaero frog species?

2. In your own words, what is a species?3. Explain in 2-3 sentences what you would observe/test if you

had to determine whether or not the two animals below are the same species?

Please pass forward the frog

article

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“Few-Toothed Rat”(a new shrew-rat species)

A new species of shrew-rat

discovered in Indonesia

“Since it lacks cheek teeth, the rat sucks in earthworms and slices them with its

incisors before spitting out the pieces and then

slurping bites down whole”

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MESA Club

Math Engineering Science Achievement

Informational Meeting this Thursday (29-Aug)Room S-92:45

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Critter Scenario

•Please read the introduction

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Critter ProjectToday you will be creating a critter that you will

use for the rest of the year.

It may be like nothing anyone has ever seen before, or it may be similar to something that exists today (or existed in the past).

It may NOT be exactly like something from the past or present. It must be different enough to be its own species with its own unique set of adaptations.

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What is an adaptation?•A trait that improves an individual’s

ability to survive and/or reproduce

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Assignment•Please read the assignment requirements

out loud with your neighbor

Saw-toothed

Slitherfish

Check out the example

paragraphs

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Complete your Critter Project Folder

NAMEp.__

Saw-Toothed Slitherfish

Front coverInside

New Critter Assignment

Habiat Card

& Graded

Critter

Assignments

The saw-toothed slitherfish has several adaptations that help it survive in a Coral Reef. It’s dagger-like teeth are its best hunting weapon, because they allow it to puncture the

Namep.__

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Ecology Unit- New DividerEcology Unit

1. Notes-What Is Life Notetaker

2. Labs

3. Assignments

4. Test(s)

Essential Question

How do the interactions of living things and the environment affect our world?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Bellwork1. When is the final draft of your pill bug lab due?2. When is your critter project due?3. Which parts of the critter project do you still

need to finish? (look at the requirements- pink sheet)

4. Where on the board can you find these due dates?

5. How can you get extra credit on the critter project?

6. What should you do in science class if you finish early?

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MESA Club

Math Engineering Science Achievement

Informational Meeting this Thursday (29-Aug)Room S-92:45

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Today (p.3, p.4, p.6)

1. First priority- finish final draft of pill bug lab in notebook

2. If time- work on your critter

You may listen to MP3 players. Voice level 1 or 2 as long as everyone is on task.

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Closure- in notebookWrite a paragraph explaining what would happen if

your critter’s environment suddenly became much warmer during the summers due to global warming. Think about:

Which of your critter’s characteristics might make it difficult to survive in the warmer temperatures?

Which of your critter’s adaptations would help it survive?