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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?