Zooplankton Migration Patterns Worksheet Activity

Description

A teacher lesson plan and two unique five-page worksheets for middle school students on zooplankton migration. Includes an answer key. Objectives addressed include an introduction to zooplankton and behavioral adaptations, data analysis, and critical thinking. Product created by Delaware Sea Grant.

Downloadable as a PDF.

Essential Question: How do behavioral adaptations of zooplankton, specifically their migration patterns, increase their chances of survival?

Relevant NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed by This Product:

LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organism
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.D: Interactions and Group Behavior

SMART Objectives Addressed by This Product:

Name two zooplankton species in the Delaware Bay.
Describe two different migration patterns that zooplankton use.
Explain how behavioral adaptations of zooplankton increase their chances of survival.

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Zooplankton Migration Patterns Worksheet Activity

Name: Zooplankton Migration Patterns Worksheet Activity
Brand: Sea Grant
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Grades

6th - 8th

Subjects

Biology, Environment, Science

Standards

NGSSMS-LS1-5

NGSSMS-LS1-7

NGSSMS-LS1-2

Description

Downloadable as a PDF.

Essential Question: How do behavioral adaptations of zooplankton, specifically their migration patterns, increase their chances of survival?

Relevant NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed by This Product:

LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organism
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.D: Interactions and Group Behavior

SMART Objectives Addressed by This Product:

Name two zooplankton species in the Delaware Bay.
Describe two different migration patterns that zooplankton use.
Explain how behavioral adaptations of zooplankton increase their chances of survival.

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Standards

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NGSSMS-LS1-5

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. Examples of local environmental conditions could include availability of food, light, space, and water. Examples of genetic factors could include large breed cattle and species of grass affecting growth of organisms. Examples of evidence could include drought decreasing plant growth, fertilizer increasing plant growth, different varieties of plant seeds growing at different rates in different conditions, and fish growing larger in large ponds than they do in small ponds. Assessment does not include genetic mechanisms, gene regulation, or biochemical processes.

NGSSMS-LS1-7

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism. Emphasis is on describing that molecules are broken apart and put back together and that in this process, energy is released. Assessment does not include details of the chemical reactions for photosynthesis or respiration.

NGSSMS-LS1-2

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function. Emphasis is on the cell functioning as a whole system and the primary role of identified parts of the cell, specifically the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cell membrane, and cell wall. Assessment of organelle structure/function relationships is limited to the cell wall and cell membrane. Assessment of the function of the other organelles is limited to their relationship to the whole cell. Assessment does not include the biochemical function of cells or cell parts.