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Sanders
Quad
Text
Set:
Ecosystems,
ocean,
marine
life
Grade-Level
Target
Audience:
6
th
Grade
Essen?al
Ques?ons
What
shapes
an
eco-system?
How
do
bio<c
and
abio<c
factors
inuence
an
ecosystem?
What
interac<ons
occur
within
communi<es?
State/na?onal
Standards
Connec?ons
6.LS4:
Biological
Change:
Unity
and
Diversity
1)
Explain
how
changes
in
biodiversity
would
impact
ecosystem
stability
and
natural
resources.
6.LS2:
Ecosystems:
Interac<ons,
Energy,
and
Dynamics.
2)
Determine
the
impact
of
compe<<ve,
symbio<c,
and
predatory
interac<ons
in
an
ecosystem.
6)
Research
the
ways
in
which
an
ecosystem
has
changed
over
<me
in
response
to
changes
in
physical
condi<ons,
popula<on
balances,
human
interac<ons,
and
natural
catastrophes.
Target
Text:
E arth
Science
textbook.
Numeric
reading
level:
Flesch-Kincaid
9.6
Students
will
explore
C
hapter
4,
Ecosystems
and
Communi6es
in
excerpt
form.
They
will
interact
with
sec<on
4-2,
Ecosystems
and
communi<es,
What
shapes
an
ecosystem?
Some
paragraphs
will
be
a
read-aloud
and
some
parts
will
be
shared
reading.
This
will
be
used
as
their
target
text
to
ini<ate
a
deeper
understanding
of
ecosystems
and
how
they
work.
Miller,
K.
(2006).
4-2
What
Shapes
an
Ecosystem?
In
J.
Levine
(Ed.),
P
ren6ce
Hall
Biology
(pp.
90-97).
Pearson.
Biology
Textbook
h\p://ocas.pearsonschool.com/ph/cd/0-13-115540-7/?token=53616c7465645f5f638771ac05c2e0a74
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Visual,
video,
or
mul?modal
text
to
ac?vate
or
build
background
knowledge:
Teen:
Shark
slid
o
and
took
my
arm
with
it
This
six-minute
interview
video
with
Anderson
Cooper
will
be
used
to
associate
marine
ecosystems
and
ac<vate
prior
knowledge.
Students
will
watch
a
brief
video
of
a
teenager
who
was
bi\en
by
a
shark
o
the
North
Carolina
coast.
Students
should
form
appropriate
ques<ons
while
watching
the
video.
It
should
engage
them
and
give
them
a
visual
representa<on.
h\p://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/07/14/north-carolina-shark-a\ack-vic<m-treschl-dnt-ac.cnn
Teen:
Shark
'slid
o
and
took
my
arm
with
it'
Informa?onal
text
to
provide
background
knowledge
and
opportuni?es
for
dieren?a?on:
W
hat's
the
Big
Idea
about
Marine
Biology?
Creatures
and
Ecosystems
of
the
Ocean
Numeric
reading
level:
940L
T his
passage
provides
informa<on
that
will
extend
the
students
background
knowledge.
It
is
also
a
text
that
provides
dieren<a<on
because
it
is
actually
a
kh
grade
level
text.
It
will
reach
those
students
that
are
below
grade
level.
Students
will
read
on
their
own
and
explore
marine
life
ecosystems
that
are
related
through
the
en<re
quad
set
and
akerwards
they
will
interact
with
an
online
lab.
American
Museum
of
Natural
History.
2014.
What's
the
Big
Idea
about
Marine
Biology?
Creatures
and
Ecosystems
of
the
Ocean.
Whats
the
Big
Idea
about
Marine
Biology
Creatures
and
Ecosystems
hFps://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/0ezjlqxcV2wzBTmOwXuNePcVSbs2cSvn9mzarUkRC9P6CYr4.pdf
Contemporary,
real-world
text
for
extending
and
connec?ng:
More
shark
bites
happen,
but
each
persons
risk
actually
goes
down
Numeric
reading
level:
820L
This
short
news
ar<cle
provides
a
real-world
text
that
will
extend
and
connect
students
learning.
This
text
will
allow
students
to
explore
why
there
is
an
increase
in
shark
bites
due
to
change
in
ecosystems.
It
connects
with
the
standard
and
an
essen<al
ques<on
by
highligh<ng
how
shark
bites
have
changed
over
<me
due
to
changes
in
physical
condi<ons,
popula<on
balances,
and
human
interac<ons.
Newsela
|
More
shark
bites
happen,
but
each
person's
risk
...
(n.d.).
h\ps://newsela.com/ar<cles/shark-bites/id/11189/
Newsela
|
More
shark
bites
happen,
but
each
person's
risk
actually
...