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1 How do living things show interdependence? Interact Discovery Sheets Science Years 5-8 By Helen Pearson

2 2012 Interact Curriculum Press The purchasing educational institution and its staff or the purchasing individual teacher are permitted to make copies of these blackline master pages, beyond their rights under the Act, provided that: 1.The number of copies does not exceed the number reasonably required by the educational institution to satisfy its teaching purposes 2. Copies are not lent or sold 3. Every copy made clearly shows the footnote (c) Interact Curriculum Ltd. This page may be copied by the original purchaser for non-commercial use Cover photography Ahmad Faizal Yahya Dreamstime.com Interact Curriculum Press P.O. Box 757 Whangaparaoa, 0943 New Zealand Printed and bound by CM Digital, Albany, New Zealand ISBN

3 Contents Introduction Key Competencies, Habit of Character, Habit of Mind Big Idea, Key Understanding, Focus Question Relate Community Study Activity Cards Relate Creation Rap Raise Questions Field Trip Questions Research 1.0 Why do living things rely on their habitat? The Metre Square Ecosystem Living Things Research 2.0 How and why do people study living things in their habitat? Matching Terms Vertebrates 1 Vertebrates 2 The Sandy Shore The Pond Research 3.0 How do living things within a habitat work together? Producers, Consumers & Decomposers Scavengers Decomposers Food Chain Gods Plan for Harmony & Balance Gods Plan for Harmony & Balance Research 4.0 Why do living things depend on us? Populations Interact Further Research My Living Community Further Research My Living Community Study Further Research My Animal Further Research Living Things Review and Record Self-Evaluation Sheet 1

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5 INTRODUCTION How do living things show interdependence? This Interact Teacher Manual forms part of the theme, God is One God and wants us to be cooperative. In this investigation we will explore how God s plan for creation is live in harmony and balance. Introduction God has created living things to coexist within communities, meeting their needs through an interdependence on others and the environment in which they have been placed. All living things - including plants, animals and people - possess a variety of unique features that enable them to live and breathe, to access food and water, and to reproduce and offer protection for their young. Being part of a community or ecosystem gives living things the ability to not only meet their own needs but, through God s incredible plan, to provide for the needs of others around them. God s great order and creativity are seen throughout creation, and his ability to hold all things in balance is awe-inspiring. As Colossians explains, in him all things hold together (1:18b). But while plant and animal communities operate by instinct, God has created people with greater choice. We are called to live in harmony with God and to use the gifts he has given us to manage the creation he has made for us, and to cooperate with each other to make the world a better place. A living community is very important to God. Healthy communities are a reflection of God s nature of unified wholeness, and result in blessing to those within and around it, as well as to the created world in which they live. As we explore the interaction between plant and animal communities, may we be reminded of God s call to us to be cooperative Interact Curriculum 3

6 key competencies habit of character habit of mind Kthe key competencies are: Develop skills in relating to others C the habit of character focus is: Cooperation Mthe habit of mind focus is: Thinking Interdependently Interact Curriculum

7 big Idea Key understanding focus question Ithe big idea is: God is one God and wants us to be cooperative interdependence?u the key understanding is: God s plan is for living things to live harmony Qthe focus question is: How do living things show Planning 2012 Interact Curriculum 5

8 Community Study Activity Cards Find three examples of producers Find a scavenger Find two things that live in the same habitat and are similar in some way Find two things that live in the same habitat and are different in some way Find something that is decomposing Find something that changes in some way when its habitat changes Find a plant that changes when its habitat changes in some way Use an identification key to identify a plant and animal that live together in the same way Find a consumer Find an animal that helps the environment in some way Find three non-living things that living things need to live Find a decomposer Find something in the process of feeding and identify what it eats Find an animal that helps people in some way 6 Relate Name:

9 Creation Rap Now in the beginning there was no earth till God spoke the word and gave it birth. And God said, Let there now be light! and straight away it was so bright! I ll call the brightness, day, He said and the darkness, night, when it s time for bed. And all this happened on Day number 1. Wow God, You re amazing! Now God said, There s too much water, I know, so I ll put some above and some below. Now the water above He called the sky and God looked at it, and said, Oh my! And all this happened on Day number 2. Wow God, You re amazing! Now God told the waters to get into their place, well they gathered all together, they really had a race. God named them the seas and they stopped on the sand and the dry bit above, well He called it the land. Now God said, I want some plants to grow and trees and fruit, now don t be slow. And all this happened on Day number 3. Wow God, You re amazing! Next God said, This whole earth needs light, I ll make a huge one for day, and a lesser one for night. I ll call the big one the sun and I ll make it real hot, well the other one s the moon, and hot it s not! They ll help you to know all the months and the seasons, they re not there for fun, I really have my reasons. Well all this happened on Day number 4. Wow God, You re amazing! Now God looked at the sea and it was all empty so He filled it with fish and creatures aplenty. And way up above in the bright, blue sky He made a whole lot of birds and He taught them to fly. And all this happened on Day number 5. Wow God, You re amazing! And on the earth in between God had some fun for He made all the animals, so different every one. Then right till the end God saved His best, He said, I ll just do this, then I ll have a rest. And He made Him a man and He gave him a wife out of dust and a rib and He gave them life and He said, Rule well all the fish of the sea, all the birds of the air, all creatures you see. And all this happened on Day number 6. Wow God, You re amazing! Now God looked round at the work He d done and He smiled and said, This sure was fun. I persevered and did my best, and now I think I deserve a rest. And all this happened on Day number 7. WOW GOD, YOU RE AMAZING! Anna Johnstone C COPYRIGHTANNA JOHNSTONE 1992 Name: Relate 7

10 Field Trip Questions Date: My field trip is to: The question I want to find answers to is: I think the answer might be: I will try to find out the answer by: I will present my findings by: 8 Raise Questions Name:

11 How do living things show interdependence? Kkey areas of investigation We are investigating: 1.0 Why do living things rely on their habitat? 2012 Interact Curriculum 9

12 The Square Metre Ecosystem In your school grounds, find an area of soil that is least influenced by people. Mark off a square area with string, stones or sticks - this is your square metre ecosystem. LOCATION OF ECOSYSTEM DISTURB DISTURB AS YOU OBSERVE YOUR ECOSYSTEM SECTION, DISTURB THE ECOSYSTEM AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE Environment of your section: Evidence of animals that may have been there but left when you came to observe the ecosystem (for example: footprints, tunnels, etc): Animals found on the surface of the soil: Animals found 10 centimetres deep in the soil: Group the names of animals you found under the broad heading of your choice (eg: insects, winged creatures, non-winged creatures etc): 10 Name: Research

13 Living Things Choose two animals to observe from your habitat and describe the characteristics you observe as fully as possible. I OBSERVED AN ANIMAL CALLED A I OBSERVED AN ANIMAL CALLED A MOVEMENT FEEDING SENSING BREATHING IN THE SPACE, DO AN OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING OF YOUR CHOSEN ANIMAL Name: Research 11

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15 How do living things show interdependence? Kkey areas of investigation 2.0 How and why do people study living things in their habitat? We are investigating: 2012 Interact Curriculum 13

16 Matching Terms Here are some words that are used in this unit Match the terms with their definitions Community Scavenger Herbivore Carnivore Invertebrate Habitat Producer Consumer Decomposer Food Chain Population Vertebrate A diagram that shows how energy is is passed through a community An animal that eats either plants or or animals to gain energy The number of a particular species in in a defined a area area An animal that eats plants Fungi and bacteria which decompose dead plant plant and animal and animal remains decompose dead remains An animal that eats meat An animal with a backbone An animal without a backbone Green plants that use use the the sun s sun s energy to make food energy to make food The home of plants and and animals An animal which eats eats dead dead remains remains and waste and waste of other of other animals animals A group of living things working interdependently in a particular habitat I HOPE I M NOT PART OF SOMEONE S FOOD CHAIN! 14 Name: Research

17 Vertebrates 1 Write as many features of each group of animal as you can. MAMMALS FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS Name: Research 15

18 Vertebrates 2 Find or draw pictures of examples of vertebrates from your habitat. 16 Name: Research

19 The Sandy Shore TUATUA SLATER SANDHOPPER PIPI SPIRULA (FROM SQUID) EARWIG SWIMMING CRAB BLACK-BACKED GULL OSTRICH FOOT RED-BILLED GULL OYSTER CATCHER Name: Research 17

20 The Pond DRAGON FLY DRAGON FLY NYMPH KINGFISHER WATER BEETLE POND SKATER BACK SWIMMER WATER BEETLE LARVA MOSQUITO WATER BOATMAN 18 Name: Research

21 How do living things show interdependence? Kkey areas of investigation 3.0 How do living things within a habitat work together? We are investigating: 2012 Interact Curriculum 19

22 Producers, Consumers & Decomposers Draw lines to match. DECOMPOSER makes their own food by using air, water and sunlight rots the bodies of other living things that have died CONSUMER PRODUCER eats plants and other animals 20 Name: Research

23 Scavengers Some animals feed on plants and animals that have died. These are called scavengers. HAWKS Hawks are sometimes seen eating dead animals on the road SEAGULLS Seagulls clean up a beach by eating the dead fish What other examples of scavengers can you list? FEED ON FEED ON FEED ON FEED ON FEED ON Name: Research 21

24 Decomposers What happens to a dead fish if it is not eaten by a scavenger? Tiny bacteria, too small to be seen, often feed on dead matter. They break it down, or decompose it, into smaller pieces. Other decomposers are called fungi. They can be easily seen because they are large or grow in large colonies. Can you think of some other examples of decomposers? How do you know that a decomposer is at work? WHAT S THAT STRANGE SOUND? OH, THAT S JUST BEETHOVEN DECOMPOSING! Decompose means that dead plant or animal matter gets changed into simpler matter 22 Name: Research

25 Food Chain Draw in the boxes to create food chains to show how energy is passed through creation. What does a caterpillar eat? EATEN BY CATERPILLAR What is the producer? CATERPILLAR FOOD CATERPILLAR CATERPILLAR EATER EATEN BY EATEN BY What are the consumers? CATERPILLAR FOOD EATEN BY EATEN BY EATEN BY FEEDS ON CATERPILLAR EATER CATERPILLAR CATERPILLAR EATER YOU HAVE JUST MADE A FOOD CHAIN! Name: Research 23

26 God s Plan for Harmony & Balance Ways animals help our environment Ways animals help plants Ways animals help people 24 Name: Research

27 God s Plan for Harmony & Balance Ways plants help our environment Ways plants help people Ways plants help animals Name: Research 25

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29 How do living things show interdependence? Kkey areas of investigation 4.0 Why do living things depend on us? We are investigating: 2012 Interact Curriculum 27

30 Populations Interact Populations live together as communities. When something happens to one population in a community, all the other populations are changed in some way. POPULATIONS COMPETE FOR SPACE CONSIDER THIS: The population in a large city need a bigger port. The nearest and largest area of available land was a large marsh where birds and fish live The population in a large city need a bigger airport. The nearest and largest area of available land is a large marsh where birds and fish live What would happen to the people if they kept using their old, small airport? What would happen to the birds and fish if the people built the new airport? What would you do? Why? 28 Name: Research

31 My Living Community Draw a map of your chosen habitat. Name: Further Research 29

32 My Living Community Study Write a description of your habitat and the plants and animals that that live live there. there, including: Tell me where it is what it is why it s special or different from other communities how it changes and how the living things cope with change HEY! WHAT S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY? 30 Name: Further Research

33 My Animal DRAW ARROWS TO WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR ANIMAL. belongs to the plant kingdom belongs to the animal kingdom predator producer prey MY ANIMAL S NAME performs photosynthesis herbivore omnivore carnivore decomposer scavenger Name: Further Research 31

34 Living Things Choose an animal or plant and describe the evidence of characteristics of living things. FEEDING ExCRETION RESPIRATION GROWTH SENSING REPRODUCTION MOVEMENT 32 Name: Further Research

35 Self-Evaluation Sheet Use the checklist below to help you evaluate your own work. Use a Y or N in each square. Name of piece of work being evaluated: Date Is my work ready on time? Did I use my time wisely? Is my work completed? Did I follow all instructions and directions given? Is my work presented neatly? Did I understand this work? Am I pleased with how my work turned out? Should I have spent more time on any part of my work? Did I learn something new from doing this work? Write down what you think was very good about your work: Write down what you could have improved in your work: Write down what you may do differently next time: Write down your own comments about your work: Name: Review and Record 33

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