2.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Multimedia Resources

• PBS Learning Media - Photosynthesis (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/tdc02_vid_photosynth/)
• Sesame Street with Nancy Odell---Learn About Pollination (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUfaGd-JC0)
• Pollination - OUP Science Animation (http://vimeo.com/6965266)
• Study Jams - Flowers (http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/plants/flowers.htm)
• IMAX Tropical Rainforest - Diversity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUuA-C_I3DE)
• PBS Learning Media - Amazon Rainforest (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.oate.rainforest/amazon-rainforest/)

Disciplinary Core Ideas

LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

• Plants depend on water and light to grow. (2-LS2-1)
• Plants depend on animals for pollination or to move their seeds around. (2-LS2-2)

LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans

• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. (2-LS4-1)

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

• Designs can be conveyed through sketches, drawings, or physical models. These representations are useful in communicating ideas for a problem’s solutions to other people. //(secondary to 2-LS2-2)//

Suggested Common Core ELA and Math

ELA/Literacy —
W.2.7	Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). (2-LS2-1),(2-LS4-1)
W.2.8	Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (2-LS2-1),(2-LS4-1)
SL.2.5	Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. //(2-LS2-2)//
Mathematics —
MP.2	Reason abstractly and quantitatively. //(2-LS2-1),(2-LS4-1)//
MP.4	Model with mathematics. //(2-LS2-1),(2-LS2-2),(2-LS4-1)//
MP.5	Use appropriate tools strategically. //(2-LS2-1)//
2.MD.D.10	Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph. //(2-LS2-2),(2-LS4-1)//