November 3rd – Warm Up

• Answer in “Food Webs”Look at the diagram on Screen 2, identify the

producers. Then, identify the two levels of consumers – which ones are herbavores? Carnivores? How do you know?

Food webs consist of many overlapping relationships within an ecosystem.

The Daily Science• Top Story : Night Sky Tonight• The Daily Feed : Newton’s Apple Wednesday, Deadliest Planets – Outer

Planets, Epic Science• Newton’s Apple Wednesday : Newton’s Laws of Motion – Introduction

and Life Science Integration• Epic Science : Vampire Fish• Essential Question : Compare the major properties of populations and

ecosystems – how do they help you survive?• Homework :11/8 – Rates of Reaction11/12 – Take home test

11/19 – Three Current Events, Quiz (10 Questions), Mars Lander Extra Credit

Newton’s Laws

• 1. An object will stay in motion until acted upon by an outside force.

• 2. Force = Mass x Acceleration• 3. For every action, there is an equal and

opposite reaction.

Force – A push or a pull.

Balanced Forces

Unbalanced Forces

Unbalanced Forces

Using Newton’s First Law, explain what is happening here…OUCH!

2nd Law – Move in the direction of the greatest force…

Newton’s Third Law…Action/Reaction…Can you identify the action and reaction in this example?

Integration

• Use Newton’s Laws to explain the action in the life science video…

• Also find an example of the following…• Predation, Adaptation, Natural Selection,

Competition, Niche

Deadliest Planet Week

• While we are studying the outer planets, find 1 example of the following for each planet :

Biome – which one does it most resemble?Abiotic FactorLimiting FactorEcosystemDirect Observation