8th Biweekly Call

Science CBA

ST logged into my LL room for our scheduled biweekly call.

GETTING TO KNOW THE STUDENT:

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
Attendance:
Escalation:
Overdues:
Grades:

TIER II Math: Small group Live Lesson (see planner)

TIER II ELA: IXL work (see planner and program)
TIER II Science: Small Group Live Lessons on Thursdays or Fridays (see planner)
TIER II Social Studies: Small Group Live Lessons and/or IXL work (see planner)

POTENTIAL RETENTION?:

GOAL CHECK-IN:

QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:

Science CBA https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/Q0O2I6J4Lu

Question 1: Which of the organisms from the image is a producer? (Hawthorn plant, American Robin,
Red Fox, Mushroom)

CORRECT: ST was asked to identify a producer from a list of images. Correctly selected Hawthorn Plant.
(A producer is a producer because it makes its own food through photosynthesis.)

WRONG: The student did not select the correct answer. We discussed how the Hawthorn Plant would be
a producer. A producer is a producer because it makes its own food through photosynthesis.

Question 2: Which organism (or organisms) are consumers? (Robin, Fox, Robin and Fox, Mushroom)

CORRECT: ST correctly selected Robin and Fox. (Consumers do not make their own food, and they eat
other organisms to get matter and energy.)
WRONG: ST selected the wrong answer. I explained how consumers do not make their own food, and
they eat other organisms to get matter and energy. The robin and the fox would both be consumers.

Question 3: The mushroom is a decomposer. Decomposers include fungi (which includes mushrooms
and mold) and bacteria. Which of these statements is NOT true about the role of decomposers in
ecosystems?

CORRECT: The student correctly said, “They provide energy or food for plants.” (Plants make food
through photosynthesis.)

WRONG: ST selected the wrong answer. I explained how they do NOT provide energy or food for plants.
Plants make food through photosynthesis.

Question 4: Food chains show how energy moves through ecosystems. Which of the options below
would correctly show how these organisms should be connected? (Look closely at the arrow
directions.)

CORRECT: DY selected correctly. (Hawthorn Plant >>> Robin >>> Fox >>> Mushroom)

WRONG: ST did not get this question correct, so we walked through how the energy moves together.
Hawthorn Plant provides food to the robin. The robin is then consumed by the fox. The fox will
eventually provide energy to the decomposer/fungi the mushroom.

Question 5: (Use the food chain to answer the question.) Let’s imagine that many of the hawthorn
plants in this ecosystem become diseased. Many of them are not growing good fruits. How will this
affect the robin and fox populations?

CORRECT: ST correctly said that the robin and fox populations would decrease.

WRONG: ST did not answer correctly. We discussed how with less Hawthorn plants the robins would
have less to eat. The robin population would decrease. This would also cause the fox population to
decrease.