Food+Chains+in+the+greenhouse

**__Today you will research insects in the greenhouse and take notes__**
 * __We are studying Food Chains in the Vine Crop system__**

Check to make sure you have included everything:

1) Have you explained what predator/prey are?

2) Have you written one fact about spider mites?

3) Have you written one fact about aphids?

5) Have you written one fact about parasitic wasps?

6) Have you explained what producers and consumers are?


 * vocabulary: food chain, predator, prey, producer, consumer, decomposer**

We noticed that there are aphids sugar snap pea plants, so we put out ladybugs and parasitic wasps. The parasitic wasps and ladybugs are the **predators**, and the aphids are the **prey**.

We often put out lacewings, parasitic wasps and ladybugs for the aphids When we have other pests, we put out cucumeris for the thrips, and californicus for the spider mites

The eggplant and sugar snap pea plants are the **producers**, and the aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, encarsia, parasitic wasps, ladybugs are all **consumers** The **decomposers** eat the dead and decaying matter and returnt the nutrients to the soil. In the greenhouse we have Red Wiggler Worms.
 * The primary consumers** eat the plants (aphids, whiteflies, and spider mites)
 * The secondary consumers** eat the primary consumers (parasitic wasps, ladybugs and encarsia)

=Red Wiggler Worms=

information on red wigglers information about composting with red wigglers video about why to compost video how to make a worm bin

Spider Mites


[|spider mites] IPM labs general management of spider mites

images of spider mites

spider mites: UC Davis

Californicus

californicus more about the californicus

Cucumeris
how to put out cucumeris to eat thrips and spider mites natural way to control thrips Thrips avocado thrips where thrips live

**Parasitic Wasps** aphidius colemani is the scientific name for parasitic wasp __images of parasitic wasps__ __parasitic wasp video__

Lacewings

Aphids
aphid facts aphid overview green peach aphid- most common in a greenhouse __black bean aphid photos__ __Check out the archive of our Bugscope session__ __aphid predators__ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=hEoo-6InDA8

Ladybugs __ladybug facts__ __aphids__

Check to make sure you have included everything: 1) Have you explained what predator/prey are? 2) Have you written one fact about spider mites? 3) Have you written one fact about aphids? 4) Have you written a fact about persimilis? 5) Have you written one fact about parasitic wasps? 6) Have you explained what producers and consumers are?



Research:

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle NYC recycles waste audit Reduce and Reuse Challenge Litter free school zones Why do people litter? NYC litter Green tips for schools Wasting Paper Paper Consumption
 * Waste and Recycling:**

Electricity: Solar panels on NYC schools alliance to save energy Light pollution Solar panels at a NYC school Power to Schools

reducing food waste NYC organics collection organics collection in schools food to fuel
 * Wasting Food:**
 * Composting**:

Clean air programs Clean Air Act Air Purifying Plants- click on the photo arrows Indoor Air Quality
 * Air Quality**

Nature Schoolyard Habitat

NYC drinking water Fix a Leak Week
 * Wasting Water:**

Links about water conservation

20 ways a kid can save water simply ways to save water take a trip on the water cycle 10 things you can do to save the ocean 50 ways to save the ocean water pollution rainwater harvesting low flow toilet rebate composting toilets water pollution

Wasting paper- audrey, madison, danica, izy, sam, rosemary composting- John Recycling- Mario Wasting Electricity- sammy, sloan, emily, dylan, sasha, sonja, zoe, sarah, lila Wasting Water and Natural REsources- sylvie, willa, daphne, zander Litter-simon, chris, ori, eli, leah Gum- lucas, bodhi, elliott
 * Topics:**
 * Robin/Kristin**

Pam Electricity: savannah, marina, niall, elise, matteo, helena, oscar, sai Litter- dannilynn, jamani, devin, eden, ella, jet wasting paper- holiday, lola, oskar parker Recycling/composting- Ethan, Yihun Soking and Air Quality- Henrick, aidan, edward, vesa, naima, emilio Nature- Bella, Zoe G, Zoe R, Sophie

Do you know which materials sink and which float? Sometimes materials seem to do both Read the passage and give your reasoning here

Previous activities **__2013 science test answers__** **__Use pages 4-9 to correct your written answers__** **__science test__**

Previous Directions

**1)** ** Weigh the covered and uncovered rockwool. Record the weights in grams. Write a statement to explain how being uncovered or covered affects evaporation. **

 * 2) Go to the vine crop system reservoirs. Measure the height of the water inside the reservoirs, and the temperature of the water. Record the measurements. **

**__Food C__hains in the __Greenhouse__**
**Parasitic Wasps**

**aphidius colemani**

__images of parasitic wasps__

__parasitic wasp video__

Aphids
aphid facts aphid overview green peach aphid- most common in a greenhouse __black bean aphid photos__ __Check out the archive of our Bugscope session__ __aphid predators__

Ladybugs
__ladybug facts__ __aphids__

Spider Mites and californicus
click here to write one way to get rid of spider mites

[|spider mites] IPM labs general management of spider mites

images of spider mites

spider mites: UC Davis

californicus predators

predators: californicus

californicus

Getting rid of spider mites

= __Lacewing larva__ = __lacewings__ __green lacewings__

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Thrips
[|greenhouse thrip] cucumeris predators cucumber plant n. cucumeris facts on cucumeris = Conservation Conversation =

We have been studying water. Now it is time to think about how to save water Use this Personal Water Use chart to help you think about how you USE water

Click here to respond to the discussion post lila and alice water conservation

If you really want to look at the practice test, here it is
 * 2012 Science Test questions**
 * When you are finished, show a teacher your lined paper and put your pencil away. Take out a crayon or colored pencil and correct your test. Be honest!**
 * Answers to questions 1-30**
 * Answers to questions 31-42**

When you are finished correcting your test go back to the questions you got wrong and write down E if it has to do with Energy SM if it has to do with Simple Machines A if it has to do with animal adaptations (survival, defenses, etc.) P if it has to do with Plants L if it has to do with Life (Life Cycles, Food Chains, Food Webs, traits, life stages, metamorphosis) HE if it has to do with Humans in the Environment W if it has to do with Water Cycle MATH if it has to do with measurements or graphs or science tools PROP if it has to do with properties of matter EARTH if it has to do with Earth, Moon, Seasons, Sun, Weather

1 B ** PROP **11 D ** PROP/E **21 C ** A **

2 A ** PROP **12 C ** EARTH **22 C ** L **

3 D ** EARTH **13 B ** E **23 B ** L **

4 B ** MATH **14 B ** HE ** 24 C ** P **

5 D ** EARTH **15 A ** A ** 25 B ** L/MATH **

6 C ** MATH **16 D ** L ** 26 D ** L **

7 C ** PROP **17 A ** A ** 27 A ** L **

8 A ** E **18 D ** A ** 28 A ** L **

9 A ** E **19 C ** A ** 29 C ** P/MATH **

10 B ** EARTH **20 D ** P ** 30 A ** MATH ** 31 **PROP/MATH** 32 **MATH** 33 **W** 34 **W** 35 **EARTH /A/L** 36 **PROP/MATH** 37 **E** 38 **L/MATH** 39 **P** 40 **HE** 41 **A** 42 **HE**

While you are waiting to join a study group, you may practice by playing some science games