1. Conservation and Interdependence
SOL 3.10

2. Interdependency What does interdependent mean?
When plants and animals depend on one another and the land for survival.

3. Interdependency
What are some example of how plants and animals depend on each other? (Turn and Talk)
Did you say?
Animals eat plants
Plants give us oxygen
Plants use soil to grow
Review video: Food Chains
Review page 2 in notebook

4. Think about it…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ07DcGGmMg
What happens to plants and animals when the environment is damaged?

5. How can environments be damaged?
Make a web on your white board
Did you say?
Pollution
Cutting down trees
Digging for fossil fuels
Erosion
Drought
Disease
Natural Disasters

6. Pollution

7. Pollution

8. Pollution
Wall-e 1 minute clip

9. Oil Spills

10. Deforestation

11. Fossil Fuels
One Man’s Opinion

13. Erosion

14. Drought

15. Disease

16. Natural Disasters

18. Natural Disasters What are some natural disasters? Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Fires
Floods
Erosion

19. Videos Natural Disasters- News footage stop at 5:40
Bill Nye Volcanoes
Bill Nye Earthquakes

20. Volcanoes An eruption happens when hot magma reaches the surface
Destroy the animals that don’t flee
Destroys the plants
Volcano i movie
Are they helpful?
They can form islands (HAWAII)
They leave very rich soil

21. Earthquakes
Earthquakes mostly damage homes and buildings

22. Earthquakes Can also damage animals and plants!
Downed power lines can injury animals.
Fallen trees can crush animal homes.

23. Fires
How do fires impact plants and animals?

24. Fires
Damage environment and land by destroying animals homes and plant life
Animals can be killed and forced to move.
Can fire be helpful?
Dead land can be burned down and healthier growth returns

25. Floods People, animals and homes are destroyed by floods
Animals can often survive

26. Erosion Natural event caused by wind or water
Removes the soil in an area
Plants need this soil to live

28. Disease Animals and plants can get sick just like us!
What would happen if a certain type of animal got sick?
Impacts the food chain!

29. Pollution Pollution can also destroy land and water.
Water pollution impacts animals, plants and us!
Thank about the food chain!

30. Water Pollution
Can you name each type of water pollution?

35. Conservation

36. Conservation How can we preserve the earth and natural resources?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Resource renewal
Species Monitoring
Habitat Monitoring

37. Resource Renewal When species of plants and animals are protected
You can help renew the resource.
For example if a plant is endangered, you grow the seeds in an indoor, protected environment and then return them outside.

38. Species Monitoring
When you monitor or watch over a group of animals (a species)
Scientists may count or track the species to see if the population is growing.
How can this practice help hedgehogs?

39. Habitat Management Protects habitats of plants and animals
For example people build national parks where people can not hunt, build or collect plants and animals.

40. National Parks

43. Reduce How can we reduce our use of natural resources?
What can we reduce ways we use water?
Make a web on your white board!

44. Reduce Did you say? Turn off faucets
Don’t let water run while brushing your teeth.
Take shorter showers
Wash only full loads in your washing machine
Water your yard early in the morning to prevent evaporation

45. Reuse
What are some examples of reusing? or

46. Reuse or

47. Reuse or

48. Reuse or

49. Reuse or

50. Recycle What can we recycle? Plastics, Metals, Paper, Electronics
Recycling Plant

51. Name: ____________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ___________ pts.
Use the last three pages in your notebook to answer these questions.
Interdependency and Conservation
What do you call a place where populations of plants and animals live together? _____________________________
Plants and animals depend on each other. This is called ___________________________________.
Conservation is the careful use and ___________________________ of natural resources.
What is an example of resource renewal? __________________________________________________________
What is an example of habitat management? ________________________________________________________
What is an example of species monitoring? __________________________________________________________
What causes fires? _____________________________________________________________________________
How can fire help the earth? ______________________________________________________________________
Explain how the food chain can be impacted by disease? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is erosion harmful to plants? __________________________________________________________________
Water Conservation
1. List four ways we can conserve water: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Name two sources of water pollution ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Review Questions:
1. List three natural resources ____________________________________________________________________________
2. What is interdependency? _____________________________________________________________________________