Succession Presented by Kesler Science Essential Questions How

Succession Presented by Kesler Science

Essential Questions: How can you observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession in a habitat?

Succession Ecological Succession • The gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. • Two types of succession 1. Primary 2. Secondary © Kesler. Science. com

Quick Action – INB Template Succession INB Template 1. Cut out the Template 2. Glue on the left side of your notebook. 3. Write what’s happening and draw a picture at each stage. © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Primary Succession Stage 1 • Bare rock • No soil development • New earth created by volcanoes or glacial scraping © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Primary Succession Stage 2 • Weathered rock begins to break up. • Soil begins developing. • Lichen, moss, algae, and fungus begin growing. © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Primary Succession Stage 3 • Grasses begin to grow. • Insects • Small rodents © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Primary Succession Stage 4 • Shrubs/bushes • Small animals © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Primary Succession Stage 5 • Small trees • Larger animals © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Primary Succession Stage 6 – Climax Stage • Large trees • Along with small animals, very large animals © Kesler. Science. com

Quick Action – Succession Share your INB Template with a partner. Discuss what other animals you might add to Stages 3, 4, and 5. Add other pictures to your template. © Kesler. Science. com

Quick Action – INB Template Succession INB Template 1. Cut out the Template 2. Glue on the right side of your notebook 3. Write what’s happening and draw a picture at each stage. © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Secondary Succession Stage 1 • Forest fire or flood occurs to destroy the habitat • The soil is still present. © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Secondary Succession Stage 2 • All that’s left is dead trees. • No plant or animal life evident • Renews quicker than primary succession because soil is already present. © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Secondary Succession Stage 3 • Grasses and weeds • Insects and small rodents © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Secondary Succession Stage 4 • Shrubs • Flowering bushes • Small animals © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Secondary Succession Stage 5 • Small trees • Small animals as well as

Succession Secondary Succession Stage 6 – Climax Stage • Trees of many sizes • Small and large animals • Top of the food chain animals © Kesler. Science. com

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Succession It takes many years for the full process of succession to occur. Primary succession is slower that secondary succession. © Kesler. Science. com

Quick Action – Succession Let’s say an area of a national park flooded and all the plants died and the animals died or were displaced. After the water subsided, list 6 steps that would describe the succession of how the plant and animal life returned to this ecosystem. © Kesler. Science. com

Quick Action – Succession Write About Pond Succession Explain in steps what is happening in the picture of pond succession. © Kesler. Science. com

Succession Secondary Succession in a Garden • This is an organic garden • It’s considered a microhabitat because of its size and difference in character to its surroundings. • Imagine what would happen ten years from now if this garden was left unattended. • What would be the steps in its succession? Discuss as a class. © Kesler. Science. com

Check for Understanding Can you… Observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession in a habitat. © Kesler. Science. com