Why would a wild animal visit a playground?

Why would a wild animal visit a playground?

​Fatima wants to buy a fish tank. She is choosing between Fish Tank #1 and Fish Tank #2. Fish Tank #1 has animals and plants from a pond habitat. Fish Tank #2 has animals and plants from an ocean habitat. Fatima wants the fish tank with the highest diversity. What could Fatima do to help her decide which fish tank to buy?

What is diversity?

The variety of animals

​and plants found in an ecosystem.

​Biodiversity

Count up the different kinds of animals in each fish tank and compare them.

Count up the different kinds of plants in each fish tank and compare them.

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​What could Fatima do to help her decide which fish tank to buy?

Multiple Select

Fatima wants to buy a fish tank. She is choosing between Fish Tank #1 and Fish Tank #2. Fish Tank #1 has animals and plants from a pond habitat. Fish Tank #2 has animals and plants from an ocean habitat. Fatima wants the fish tank with the highest diversity. What could Fatima do to help her decide which fish tank to buy?

• Count up the different kinds of animals in each fish tank and compare them.

• Measure the water in each fish tank and compare them.

• Count up the different kinds of plants in each fish tank and compare them.

• Count up the total number of one kind of fish in each fish tank and compare them.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Count up the different kinds of animals in each fish tank and compare them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Measure the water in each fish tank and compare them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Count up the different kinds of plants in each fish tank and compare them

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Count up the total number of one kind of fish in each fish tank and compare them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Draw

Cristal wants to make a diverse salad with lots of different vegetables. Observe what is being sold at Eli’s farm and Kara’s garden to figure out where she should shop. Eli sells vegetables that he grows on his farm. Eli grows mostly corn. Count the vegetables on display at Eli’s shop. Add an X to the graph above for each vegetable that Eli is selling.

Multiple Choice

Is Eli's farm diverse?

• YES

• NO

Draw

Kara sells vegetables that she grows in her garden. Kara grows lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes. Count the vegetables on display at Kara’s shop. Add an X to the graph above for each vegetable that Kara is selling.

Multiple Choice

Is Kara's farm diverse?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Where should Cristal shop to make a diversified salad?

• Eli’s farm.

• Eli’s farm and Kara’s garden are equally diverse.

• Kara’s garden.

What information from the graphs can help Cristal make her choice of where to shop for vegetables?

Kara has three DIFFERENT kinds of vegetables in her garden - lettuce, carrots and tomatoes.

Eli only has ONE kind of vegetable on his farm - corn.

Three kinds of vegetables are more diverse than one kind of vegetable

Open Ended

What information from the graphs can help Cristal make her choice of where to shop for vegetables?