Newton's Laws of Motion
Forces
OMSI
Small Stuff!
Physical Science Fun Facts
100
These are the two names of the salmon we had in our classroom (not Marvin and Sammy)
What is Coho and Silver
100
This plant structure is nature's solar panel
What is leaves
100
This adaptation allows aquatic animals to take in oxygen underwater
What is gills
100
This algae is the largest of them all and can grow up to 200 ft tall! You are a sea otter and also rely heavily on this algae.
What is giant kelp!
100
Sharks have many amazing adaptations including how many teeth they have! How many teeth can a shark have in their mouth at the same time?
What is up to 300!
200
This word describes the amazing behavior of salmon that migrate and spend part of their lives in freshwater, and part of their lives in saltwater
What is anadromous!
200
Plants are an important part of ecosystems. What two gases do they exchange and name which primarily goes in and primarily which goes out.
Carbon dioxide in, Oxygen out
200
You are a desert plant! Name an adaptation you have to survive this dry and sometimes harsh environment.
What is a cuticle, spines or hairs, large vacuoles, thick stems with no leaves
200
Photosynthetic algae produce this amount of the worlds oxygen. Take a deep breath and thank the algae!
What is 70%!
200
What effect did the loss of sea otters in Alaska to orcas cause in kelp forests?
Increase in urchins, decrease in kelp, collapse of ecosystem
300
Scientists have observed habitats that have salmon are healthier, have more biodiversity, and have higher populations of returning salmon. Why is this?
Salmon carcasses bring crucial nutrients that support the entire ecosystem as well as act as a direct food source for other animals and decomposers.
300
Plants like to have dance parties, however they are unable to move around the floor like animals. What structure anchors them to the earth?
What are the roots!
300
What is one of the main adaptions that is evidence we can place birds with the dinosaurs?
Feathers!
Birds have scales like many dinosaurs and some dinosaurs may have had feathers. Scientists have discovered that the tissues used to produce scales in reptiles are similar to those that produce feathers in birds. This suggests that there is a common ancestor between dinosaurs, birds, and reptiles.
300
In our algae experiments, name one condition we discovered algae prefer to thrive.
warmer temperature, light, etc.
300
Porcupines have an amazing adaptation of being covered in quills for protection against predators. How many quills can an average porcupine have?
What is 30,000!
500
Name three obstacles salmon may face during their migration to or from the ocean
Predators, fishing, pollution, warming rivers, disease, dams, more
500
Seeds are amazing...Don't be jealous of plants ability to produce seeds! Name the three main components of a typical plant seed
What is the embryo, seed coat, and the endosperm (food storage)
500
You are a rare creature that has very large eyes, fins, and bioluminescent structures. What environment do you live in?
What is the deep sea where there is no light!
500
You are going to Mars and want to grow algae for life support. Name two ways algae would help you survive on another planet.
What is oxygen, food, nutrients, removes carbon dioxide, and biofuels
500
Tiktaalik was an ancient animal (just like me...hahaha). Name one feature of Tiktaalik that makes is so important to evolutionary history.
What is it had legs to go from water to land. Was a fish but could forage on land.
1000
List all stages of the salmon life cycle in order (hint, there are 7 stages)!
Eggs, alevin, fry, parr/fingerling, smolt, adult, spawning adult
1000
In one of our plant labs, we told dad jokes! I kid, I kid. Anyways, we observed the wide diversity of seeds in plants. 1. Name two ways seeds demonstrate uniqueness 2. Why do you think they have these diverse qualities?
Size, shape, texture, color, patterns. How they disperse, size of plant, how they germinate, genetic variation, reproductive strategies
1000
Organisms face many pressures and must adapt to survive. Name one of these pressures and how an organism might adapt either genetically or behaviorally.
Habitat loss, environmental changes, food resources, competition, reproduction, isolation
Adaptations to cope with environmental conditions, behavior for competition, reproductive strategy, physical characteristic or genetic changes (gills, new physical feature, sensory changes, etc.)1000
True or False: 1. Algae are only single celled and 2. Are in the kingdom plantae
False! 1. Can be multicellular 2. Kingdom: Protist
1000
First, do a wolf howl! Then name two ways that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone improved the ecosystem.
Decrease in herbivores, increase in vegetation, cleaner rivers, more biodiversity, more birds, etc.