COLEGIO HISPANOAMERICANO CONDE ANSREZ DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Andrs Felipe Bonilla PLAN DE APOYO CICLO 1 CDIGO PROC-

ACAD 01 FECHA : Agosto 11, 2011

AREA: SCIENCE

GRADO: 6

PERIODO: 3

PLAN DE APOYO No: 3

STUDENT NAME________________________________________________________________ ACHIEVEMENT Understand the importance of interaction between the living things. Indicators 1. Use scientific language to describe an ecosystem. 2. Supports his ideas based on explanations that explain that all living things belong to and depend on the food chains. 3. Conclude about the experiments on pollution. 4. Reported about how people contribute to conservation. 5. Find information and present their findings about the importance of water pollution and its influence on human health. INDICATOR 1 All about the Rain Forest, Saving the World's Rain Forests Karen Fanning "The rain forest is home to millions of plants and animal species that are not found anywhere else in the world, from tiny creatures like beetles and spiders to elephants, tigers, and chimpanzees," says Diane Jukofsky of the Rainforest Alliance in Moravia, Costa Rica. Although the world's rain forests cover just 7 percent of land on Earth, they're home to more than 50 percent of all known animal and plant species, says Jukofsky. Most are located in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Unlike regular forests, rain forests receive at least 100 inches of rain a year, which supply animals with an abundance of food and shelter. Rain forests also provide an ideal climate for vegetation to thrive. Some trees reach 200 feet tall. These towering giants form a canopy high above the ground. "Rain forests are ever green," says Jukofsky. "Things are always blooming and growing in the rain forest. You'll find these very tall trees. It's kind of like walking through a cathedral. All above you is a beautiful mass of green." QUESTION 1 Observe and analyze the previous information and answer the following questions: A. Why the rainforest supply animals with an abundance of food and shelter? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ B. Choose one organism in the picture and describe what is its niche and its habitat. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

INDICATOR 2 Photosynthesis explains how energy from the sun is captured by green plants and used to make food. Most of this energy is used to carry on the plant's life activities. The rest of the energy is passed on as food to the next level of the food chain.

QUESTION 2 A. Organize organisms of the previous food web, in the following energy pyramid. Add the information you consider is important.

B. Answer the question using your energy pyramid. - Who gets more and less energy, and why? _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ - Who are the consumers of the 2 and 3 level? What kind of animal are them? ______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ What consumer in the energy pyramid is going to have to eat the most food to meet their energy needs? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

INDICATOR 3 Pollution article For an issue as complex as the environment, it should come as no surprise that there are many controversial and conflicting viewpoints among scientists, educators, and government officials. For example, public and community efforts at recycling plastics are viewed skeptically by those who believe recycling plastics does not reduce waste. In addition, air pollution continues to be a significant concern, yet some studies show reductions in air pollution in some places. A number of critics have also suggested that environmentalists overstate the danger of industrial chemicals. Plastics degrade slowly, and the manufacturing process of plastics creates many chemical pollutants. Hence, many believe that recycling plastics is less effective than policies that reduce the use of plastics. Author and activist Peter Werbe believes that recycling, while well intended, takes the focus off the real issue of reducing waste. "The `at least we're doing something' argument doesn't work well," observed Werbe. "The industrial process which reclaims plastic is highly toxic,"he continued, "and much of what is collected is shipped overseas, and processed under uncontrolled conditions in notorious polluting countries like China and Thailand. In addition, most of the products which are manufactured from what is recycled, such as park benches, traffic strips, and polyester jackets, can't be recycled a second time. So, what you set out at your curb is only one generation away from a landfill." According to Werbe, plastics recycling campaigns obscure the real problem, the need for plastics reduction. Dangers and problems caused by industrial chemicals are another area of concern to environmentalists that critics believe have been overstated. "For example," wrote Jane Brody, a journalist for the New York Times, "despite the widespread belief and laboratory studies in rats that link pollution to breast cancer on Long Island, this month an $8 million federal study found no evidence that environmental contamination from pesticides and industrial chemicals was responsible." Brody and others assert that the benefits of products of the chemical industry, such as pesticides, plastics, and petroleum, outweigh most of the risks, and they contend that those risks are often exaggerated QUESTION 3 A. Choose one argument in the reading, underline it and give arguments to defend or reject that. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ INDICATOR 4. Conserving ecosystems What can individuals do? There are many things that individuals can do to help conserve our unique biological diversity. For example: - Grow plants native to the local area in your garden. - Purchase environment-friendly cleaning agents - for example, phosphate-free detergent. - Recycle or carefully dispose of packaging - rubbish can kill wildlife.

- Make your voice heard - respond to management and planning proposals that affect reserves and remnant bushland in your local area. - Have a "minimal impact" when visiting bushlands - for example, take care with camp fires and do not collect plants or animals. QUESTION 4 In the following space organize information to invite your community to develop one action that helps to conserve and take care of a natural or urban space. Agree drawings and the benefits of these actions.

INDICATOR 5 WATER POLLUTION Water pollution is any human-caused contamination of water that reduces its usefulness to humans and other organisms in nature. Pollutants such as herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and hazardous chemicals can make their way into our water supply. When our water supply is contaminated, it is a threat to human, animal, and plant health unless it goes through a costly purification procedure. Virtually all types of water pollution are harmful to the health of humans and animals. Water pollution may not damage our health immediately but can be harmful after long term exposure. Different forms of pollutants affect the health of animals in different ways: Heavy metals from industrial processes can accumulate in nearby lakes and rivers. These are toxic to marine life such as fish and shellfish, and subsequently to the humans who eat them. Heavy metals can slow development; result in birth defects and some are carcinogenic. Industrial waste often contains many toxic compounds that damage the health of aquatic animals and those who eat them. Some of the toxins in industrial waste may only have a mild effect whereas other can be fatal. They can cause immune suppression, reproductive failure or acute poisoning. Microbial pollutants from sewage often result in infectious diseases that infect aquatic life and terrestrial life through drinking water. Microbial water pollution is a major problem in the developing world, with diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever being the primary cause of infant mortality. Suspended particles in freshwater reduces the quality of drinking water for humans and the aquatic environment for marine life. Suspended particles can often reduce the amount of sunlight penetrating the water, disrupting the growth of photosynthetic plants and micro-organisms. Choose some ideas in the reading and complete the following cause-effect chart.

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