SHS-J Grade 6 Science

It’s the second quarter already and now we’re doing our WebQuests again! Prepare for some interesting things as well as some gross, yucky, stomach-turning videos!!!

Introduction

“Everything is connected to everything else.” In this WebQuest, we will learn more about how some animals are related to other animals as we visit different websites and watch some videos.

Task

This lesson is mostly just a review of your Grade 5 lessons. Please review your notes before proceeding. Try to remember the smiley symbols as a guide in understanding each relationship.

Process

The steps for this WebQuest will be divided according to community relationship. Visit and learn more about that type of community relationship by studying examples.

Mutualism

1. Watch how tiger groupers and cleaner gobies work together.
2. Look at how Lizard fish and shrimp help one another.
3. Learn something about butterfly caterpillar and ants.
4. Check out crabs and corals.
5. Watch a hippopotamus getting royal treatment from cleaning carp.
6. Learn how ants and trees “rub each others’ backs”.
7. Watch a video showing how a goby works with a shrimp.
8. Learn more examples of mutualism by reading this.

1. Learn about some examples of commensalism by clicking here.

1. Learn how parasites can make ants look like berries.
2. Watch some parasites in action.
3. Watch as a certain parasite takes over an ant.

For the brave… (These videos may be gross so DO NOT read or watch these before or while eating.)

• Plotting the end of guinea worm disease. (This is about the loooooooooooooong worm I told you about in class. The one that has to be carefully and slowly pulled out from the body. Ahhhh… Ouch!)
• More pictures about the guinea worm.

For the really, really brave…

• Search for “worms” in YouTube. Please ask your parents for guidance. Please eat your meals or snacks before doing this. After watching the videos, you might not be able to eat for a while.

Head over to Yacapaca.com to take your online test about community relationships. Use the login and password I gave to you. Be careful when entering the password as it is case-sensitive.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’re done already. Please remember what you have learned in this WebQuest. See you in school!