{"id":4084,"date":"2023-04-11T20:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T00:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/beakerbox\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:32:45","slug":"ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/beakerbox\/ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystems Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the first activity, students play a game to explore how competition and ecosystem changes affect the survival of animal populations.<\/li>\n<li>In the second activity, students will explore how energy moves through a food chain using a card game. Through example ecosystems in the card game and the real life example of invasive feral hogs, students will learn how human actions and invasive species can disrupt the flow of energy in an ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Additional activities are in development!<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Ecosystems Box: All Activities Teacher Version *available soon*&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;target:_blank&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Ecosystems Box: All Activities Student Version *available soon*&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;target:_blank&#8221;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hunger Games<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Students play a game to explore how competition and ecosystem changes affect the survival of animal populations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this activity, students will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">analyze and interpret data to determine how changes to an ecosystem affect resource competition.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">construct an argument to explain how changes to an ecosystem affect the survival of animal populations.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">develop and propose solutions to minimize the impact of harmful changes on an ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>South Carolina Standards are below. NGSS Standards are included in the teacher version.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-LS2-1 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the effects of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-LS2-4 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">changes to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">physical or biological components of an ecosystem <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affect populations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Ecosystems Hunger Games Teacher Version (PDF, access required)&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1SC0rAUGJzoinZi_i89Rtya5jN6GPsUBs%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link|target:_blank&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Ecosystems Hunger Games Student Version (PDF, access required)&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1jaqZxnVLLVz-jQEv18wbrvNsP-OcmfBO%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link|target:_blank&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Additional resources, only available with access:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1vT0sFNoFhcOIXNpoFmhM5egaskHL2vqy\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=114909515962234305451&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Slides with embedded video of phenomenon<\/a> (PPT)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/13_Gx2TvuQ5RAeb0QZoph2rb7JLsoYHSd\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=114909515962234305451&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Slides with bead color key and dice instructions<\/a> (PPT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Balance of Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In this activity, students will explore how energy moves through a food chain using a card game. Through example ecosystems in the card game and the real life example of invasive feral hogs, students will learn how human actions and invasive species can disrupt the flow of energy in an ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this activity, students will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>create a model to describe the flow of energy among living organisms in an ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>design a solution to monitor and reduce the impact of invasive species on an ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>construct a scientific argument based on evidence to evaluate the impacts of an invasive species and assess the effectiveness of strategies to minimize those impacts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>South Carolina Standards are below. NGSS Standards are included in the teacher version.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-ESS3-3 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apply scientific principles to design <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a method for monitoring and minimizing a human<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0impact on the environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-LS2-4 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Construct and argument supported by empirical evidence that<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">changes to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">physical or biological components of an ecosystem <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affect populations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-LS2-3 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Develop a model <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Ecosystems Balance of Life Teacher Version (PDF, access required)&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1SMCImWWeHpeFjQnDd00T5dXUJDE3p5Dh%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link|target:_blank&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Ecosystems Balance of Life Student Version (PDF, access required)&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1JWMyZl8rsbFZvmQUev0g-vYHUtALfNX7%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link|target:_blank&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Additional resources, only available with access:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1RAwwROU1GSPRjf5GE2FqcyZyQVF7YZuu\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=114909515962234305451&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Slides with embedded video of phenomenon<\/a> (PPT)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/15ZbKrgzuPjm3t9kt-WOmpIUXY2u5rWLN\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=114909515962234305451&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Slides with human factors and invasive species<\/a> (PPT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] In the first activity, students play a game to explore how competition and ecosystem changes affect the survival of animal populations. In the second activity, students will explore how energy moves through a food chain using a card game. 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