Ecosystem
Is the area outside our school an ecosystem?
Yes.
What is the name of the Native American tribe from Texas we have been talking about?
Caddo
Living or nonliving: bear
Living
What is an example of interaction between living things in an ecosystem?
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Why did the Caddo and other Native American tribes travel so far away from place to place?
To trade with one another.
Living or nonliving: rock
Nonliving
Does an ecosystem involve living or nonliving things?
Both!
What are the red lines we talked about in class?
Trade routes for Native Americans.
Living or nonliving: the Sun
Nonliving
Why is the area around our school an ecosystem?
It is a natural community of living things and the physical environment around them that work together.
What's one thing you remember from the video we watched in class about the Caddo?
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Living or nonliving: grass
Living
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a natural community of plants, animals, and other living organisms and the physical environment in which they live and interact.
What is one resource we have naturally in Texas that the Caddo used and one the Caddo had to travel to trade for from other locations?
Potential TX responses: Chet/flint, osage tree, bison, Caddo pottery, decorative shells, corn and other agriculture.
Potential other location responses: Turquoise, cotton, bison, salt, copper, decorative shells, corn and other agriculture.
What are some common characteristics of living things?
It can breathe, needs food, poops, reproduces, it needs food, etc.