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Trees & Forests

Trees & Forests. Grade 6 Science Mrs.DeForge. Focus Question. What are the components of a forest ecosystem?. The Birth of a Forest. Videos : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imzPR8iKIJ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlj-HDJsqw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KBOPnpWC_Q

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Trees & Forests

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  1. Trees & Forests Grade 6 Science Mrs.DeForge

  2. Focus Question • What are the components of a forest ecosystem?

  3. The Birth of a Forest Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imzPR8iKIJ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlj-HDJsqw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KBOPnpWC_Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBEt5TmE7Fc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQs65vUBwGw

  4. Forest Ecosystem • Ecosystem: a community of living and non-living components in relationship with each other and their environment. • Producers: any organism which uses energy from the sun to produce its own food. • Consumers: an organism which feeds on other organisms in an ecosystem. • Decomposers: an organism which breaks down material and litter.

  5. The Forest Web • In groups, discuss what makes up a forest ecosystem and list the living and non-living things in a chart like the one below: Living things Non-living things (biotic) (abiotic) • As a class, discuss the words in italics from the definition below: • A forest is an ecosystem consisting of living organisms interacting with non-loving organisms.

  6. Did you come up with the same things? Living things Non-living things (biotic) (abiotic) plants & algae rocks animals water fungus air bacteria soil dead organisms

  7. Importance of Trees & Forests (air) Produce O2 Absorb CO2 (soil) Controls erosion (soil) Enrich the soil with decaying leaves etc. Importance of Trees & Forests (wildlife) Homes & shelter (people) Shade & wind protection (things we get from trees) Food (nuts, fruit) Oils Wood sap (people) recreation

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