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Science Seekers Ecosystems in Balance is part of the Science Seekers series. Science Seekers Ecosystems in Balance is published by Tom Snyder/ Scholastic and is available in different configurations to fit your needs.

In Science Seekers: Ecosystems in Balance, students are on a mission to discover why the sea otter population of Ocean Edge is declining. To find the reason, students must study the kelp forest ecosystem to find out how the interactions among the living things there might be affecting the sea otters.

Students learn these scientific concepts:

What an ecosystem is

The roles of primary producer, consumer, and decomposer in a food chain

That many food chains connect within an ecosystem to create a food web

That all species have a niche or play a role within an ecosystem

The relationship between predators and prey

How physical and behavioral adaptations help a species to survive

That in a stable population, the birth rate and the death rate are about the same over time

That limiting factors in the environment restrict the growth of populations

That individuals must survive long enough to reproduce in order for a population to survive

That some of the things that threaten the survival of all living things are competition for food, disease, predators, and human activities

Students learn how to work as a team by:

Becoming members of an interdependent group

Listening and talking with others

Sharing a common goal

Collaborating to solve a problem

Students learn content vocabulary:

Adaptation

Birth/death rate

Competition

Community

Decomposers

Ecosystem

Endangered species

Extinct species

Food chain

Food web

Habitat

Keystone species

Life cycle

Limiting factor

Migration

Niche

Population

Predator

Prey

Primary consumer

Producer

Reproduce

Secondary consumer

Species

With Science Seekers, engage students in learning and applying core science content to solve realistic problems. With this collection of three peer-assisted learning programs, scientists guide students as they gather and analyze data, and work in teams to complete exciting missions. This instructional format enables students to develop a deep understanding that will serve as a foundation for applying science in the real world.

MEETS STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS

Your students will:

Investigate real-world scientific problems

Communicate scientifically by viewing, reading, and discussing

Work collaboratively as a scientific team

Understand systems in life and earth sciences

Interpret data and graphs

See how scientists use models to describe the world and solve problems

PRODUCT FEATURES

On-screen video engages students in real-world problems

Students apply science content to solve problems

NEW! Four different student booklets provide essential mission information

NEW! Built in Word List supports explicit vocabulary instruction in context

An animation library illustrates complex processes such as the rock cycle, groundwater flow, and food webs

NEW! Text-captioning for all videos makes program accessible to hearing impared and ELL students

Quizzes to assess student learning

System Requirements for Ecosystems in Balance:

Type	Minimum Processor	Operating System(s)	Minimum Installed RAM	Minimum Display
Stand Alone Hybrid CD	PowerPC G3 700 MHz	Mac OS X 10.3.9 / 10.4 / 10.5	256 MB	Thousands of colors; 800x600 resolution
Stand Alone Hybrid CD	Pentium III with sound, 500 MHz	Windows OS XPpro / 2000 / Vista	256 MB	16 bit colors; 800x600 resolution