Friday+Dec.+16th

=Creature Creation Glogster Day 1= In this final activity of the Unit, students will work in their teams to create their own organisms and its special Niche. Students will have to use their knowledge of Niches, Adaptations and Ecological Interactions to create their own individual creature living in the assigned habitat.

Do Now:
Meet with your partners and discuss your favorite parts of the videos we saw in class. Write down on a piece of paper the following:

Names Creature Creation DO NOW Date, Block

- 3 different organisms - 3 different adaptations (classify if it was a __physical characteristic__ or __behavior__) - 3 different interactions you remember (Look in your notes if you forget which type of interaction it is)

Roles:
Assign the following roles to the members of your group: - Recorder - Artist - Researcher

Brainstorm and collaborate ideas based off the picture you chose out of the "Habi-hat".

Abiotic Conditions:
What is the **Temperature** of your habitat? Does it stay the same or change throughout the day? year?

How much **Water** does your habitat have? What form is the water in? (Snow? Ice? Liquid? Vapor?) Does your habitat get a lot of precipitation?

What is the **Soil** like? Fertile? Dry? Rocky?

How much **Sunlight** does your habitat get during the day? year?

What other **Abiotic Conditions** can you think of?

Biotic Conditions:
How many other organisms are living in your habitat? A lot?

What **Plants** live in your habitat?

What **Animals** live in your habitat?

What **Predators** live in your habitat?

What **Prey** live in your habitat?