THURSDAY: INTERPRETING GRAPHS

10/10/2013

Image Credit: Nathan Crock

Today, the students learned alongside their little buddies from Mrs. Nowotny/Scott's class. Our little buddies are currently working on human-made structures, animal made structures, and natural structures. The grade 6/7 students are currently learning about ecosystems. They were able to use a nested circle to zoom in on ecosystems within ecosystems. In addition to this, they also worked on interpreting predator/prey graphs by using the different data and text features present in a graph.

LEARNING INTENTION: To understand and interpret data from a predator/prey graph.

1.) LA:

Read the article titled 'Comprehension: Photographing Animals'
Answer questions #1-4

2.) MATH 6: Play the 'PUMPKIN MULTIPLE' video game! It's loads of fun!
MATH 7: Check your teacher's website

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today, you learned how to interpret and analyze a graph that contains some simple data. Click here to see the 'SURPRISE GRAPH'!
Based on what you learned today, answer the following questions:

How did the Isle Royale wolf population change between 1977 and 1980?
How did the moose population change during that same period?
How did the wolf population change between 1986 and 1988?
How did the moose population change during that same period?
What is one reason that might be why the moose population dropped between 1974 and 1981?
BONUS: Explain any theories that you have that could possibly explain why the wolf and moose population increased and decreased?

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10/10/2013 10:40:37 am

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10/10/2013 10:42:09 am

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princesa

10/10/2013 10:46:35 am

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10/10/2013 10:54:48 am

princesa

10/10/2013 10:58:15 am

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Lio

10/10/2013 10:58:38 am

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Lio

10/10/2013 10:59:43 am

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Lio

10/10/2013 11:06:09 am

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10/10/2013 12:32:20 pm

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Oracle

10/10/2013 01:09:18 pm

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Yogi Bear

10/10/2013 10:47:46 am

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Ichigo

10/10/2013 10:51:01 am

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princesa

10/10/2013 10:56:54 am

1)it increased a lot in the 3 years
2)it ceaped getting lower and lower
3)it was getting lower and lower.
4) it go highwe and higher
5) maybe because the wolves where eating them all.
6) I think because in the I'm the winter the Moses died because of the Cold so the they dropped and then the wolves died because of starvation.

Mr. Hong link

10/10/2013 11:13:14 am

@ Princessa - Please proofread your work and edit/revise. :-) Be sure to use capitals and check your spelling. There is no reason why your spelling shouldn't be correct when using a computer since you could easily do a spellcheck.

Lio

10/10/2013 10:58:14 am

Between 1977 and 1980 the Wolf Population decreased but unlike the wolves, the moose increased. The wolf population between 1986 and 1988 went lower by a tiny bit. At that same time the moose increased. The moose population between 1974 and 1981 decreasing might be because they are getting hunted down for food and other essentials.

Gamer

10/10/2013 11:00:41 am

Today, you learned how to interpret and analyze a graph that contains some simple data. Click here to see the 'SUPRISE GRAPH'!
Based on what you learned today, answer the following questions:
How did the Isle Royale wolf population change between 1977 and 1980?
How did the moose population change during that same period?
How did the wolf population change between 1986 and 1988?
How did the moose population change during that same period?
What is one reason that might be why the moose population dropped between 1974 and 1981?
BONUS: Explain any theories that you have that could possibly explain why the wolf and moose population increased and decreased?

Ichigo

10/10/2013 11:06:30 am

@Gamer- You have only copied the questions, now try to come up with some answers. If you can't remember just make another tab so you have a page with the graph and one with Mr.Hong's Thursdays post

Gamer

10/10/2013 01:03:24 pm

One ) Wolf population increased from 30 to 50 between 1977 and 1980
Two ) Moose population dropped from 850 to 800 in the same period
Three ) wolfs dropped from 19 To 11 in the period of 1986 to 1988
Four) significant raise in moose population during this time.
Five) hunting from the high number of wolves
Bonus ) conservation of wolves could have been initiated when their numbers ran low; the growth in wolf numbers resulted in a drop in moose numbers.

Ichigo

10/10/2013 11:04:06 am

In 1977 the wolves pop. spiked up then back down.
For the moose it went down and a little up then down.
In 1986-1988 it barely went up that much.
For moose in that time period, it spiked up quite a bit then down again.
A predator for example a wolf over populated for a short period of time and the competition was big so the moose population went down, then most likely the wolves started dying because of that making everything balanced again.

Bonus: Well, what I said about the wolf and moose will add on to this. A theory is that they have been hunted a lot I've heard of, mostly because of hunters. They use the wolf pelts for jackets and stuff like that and sell it for a heavy price. They mostly hunted the moose for a meal, as they call it game food just how they hunt for deer, bears, rabbits which are game food. Check my website out at
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Tarantula

10/10/2013 11:16:01 am

1) it started rising
2) it also started rising
3) yes the population decreased
4) it rose up
5) maybe because to many people where hunting them

Mr. Hong link

10/10/2013 11:21:42 am

@ Tarantula - Please use complete sentences. Also, as discussed in class, you must always capitalize your sentences. Please edit and revise.

Yogi Bear :)

10/10/2013 11:23:41 am

Between 1977 and 1980, the wolf population went up from about 35 to 50. In that same time, the moose population went down by about 100 moose.

Between 1986 and 1988, the Isle Royale wolf population went down by about 15 wolves. Also in that time the Isle Royale moose went from about 900 to 1700.

I think that the number of moose went down because the amount of wolves overpopulated and ate all the moose.

For either moose or wolves, there could be more males then females or vice versa, so they couldn't mate. Or, there could have been hunters in the area killing the moose or wolves.

Judy Moody link

10/10/2013 12:01:05 pm

A) From 1997-1980. the wolf population went up by a lot. On the other hand, the moose went down by about 100.

B) From 1986-1988. the amount of wolves went down once again, because of over population. But the moose went up.

C) I think the moose population went down during 1974 and 1981, because there were many more wolves and the wolves could have possibly eaten the moose.

D) I think the moose and wolves population is to do with the hunting season, and when there is not enough males or females to mate or the other way around. Then they won't be able to reproduce. Also the animals could start eating each other due to lack of food.

Icestone

10/10/2013 12:02:48 pm

@ Everyone - Put a secret message in the "email" place when you say a response so that Mr. Hong is the only one who can see it.

Lio

10/10/2013 01:24:28 pm

I figured that now but then he has to login to his Weebly and then check it. :(

SAM

10/10/2013 12:05:23 pm

1) The population rose the most out of all the years, But still did not beat the moose population between 1990 and 1995
2) The moose population had decreased compared to the wolfs population.
3) The wolfs population was getting lower and lower, possibly because of hunters killing them for trades.
4) The moose population rose because there was not enough wolves to kill them.
5) The moose population had dropped because there was a lot of wolves at the time, which means the wolves probably hunted in packs to kill the moose.

Pancake

10/10/2013 12:29:13 pm

1. The wolf population changes by about 5 more wolves, more than in about the years 1977 and 1980.
2. The moose population decreased about 3 less moose in the years 1977 and 1980.
3. The wolf population decreased about 5 in the years 1986 and 1988.
4. The moose increased by 12 in the years 1986 and 1988.
5. I think because during 1974 they were not too many wolves so the moose population was large but closer to 1984 the wolf population increased so the moose decreased.
6. I think one theory is that wolves hunt moose so if there were more wolves there would be less moose and in reversal. Anther theory is that they could have had a cold winter and wolves can live in colder climate than moose so the moose would get weak and easier to hunt and die of sickness etc.

Icestone link

10/10/2013 12:35:07 pm

The wolf's population changed from 40 to 50 between 1977 and 1980. It didn't change that much.

The moose's population changed from 1000 to 800 between 1977 and 1980. It changed a fair amount.

The wolf's population changed from 20 to 10 between 1974 and 1981. it didn't change that much.

The moose's population changed from 1000 to 1700 between 1974 and 1981. It changed a lot!

The population of the moose dropped between 1974 and 1981 because the wolf might have hunted the moose, which leaves less moose.

BONUS: The population of the moose and wolves might change a lot because during the winter, more animals die because of the cold or because of sickness. In the summer, prey is plentiful and the sun keeps most bad sicknesses away.

cloud barston

10/10/2013 01:12:15 pm

good observation. you translated the graph very well.

Mr. Hong link

10/10/2013 12:40:57 pm

@ Icestone - Thank you for the feedback! :-)

Teddy bear

10/10/2013 12:41:42 pm

10/10/2013 6:16pm

1) it started 1990~1995
2) it started rising
3) yes, the population decreas
4) The moose population rose.
5)Because to many people where hunting them

Mr. Hong

10/10/2013 01:23:09 pm

@ Teddy Bear - Can you add more details and use capitals please. :-)

Spongebob

10/10/2013 12:49:48 pm

-In 1977 the wolves pop. spiked up then back down.
For the moose it went down and a little up then down.
-The wolf's population changed from 20 to 10 between 1974 and 1981. it didn't change that much.
-The moose's population changed from 1000 to 800 between 1977 and 1980. It changed a fair amount.
-A predator for example a wolf over populated for a short period of time and the competition was big so the moose population went down, then most likely the wolves started dying because of that making everything balanced again.
-Bonus: Maybe the population changed for the wolf and moose because of certain plants that have not been discovered by humans are killing a lot of the animals because of chemicals and or poison

cloud barston

10/10/2013 01:05:54 pm

SURPRISE GRAPH
1. wolf population goes up by 15
2. the moose population goes down by 200
3. the wolf population goes down by five
4.the moose population goes up to 1650
5. the moose population goes down again
6. theory: for this change is because when the wolf population the need more food and eat more moose and the moose population goes down. when there are less wolves the moose population can grow because they are not hunted as much.

lnhlz

10/10/2013 01:09:00 pm

The population changed from 35 to 50.
The population changed from 1000 to 900.
The population changed from 20 to 13.
The population changed from 1100 to 1300.
Mabey the Traders took them in the winter so there was none in the summer?
BONUS: They killed a lot one year and not a lot the next year.

Oracle

10/10/2013 01:24:34 pm

SURPRISE GRAPH QUESTION ANSWERS:

1: The wolf population had changed from 40 to 50 from 1977 to 1980

2: The moose population had went from about 1450 to about 1700 around the same time as the wolf one.

3: It had shortened from about 23 to 18 at 1986 to 1990

4: It had went up from about 1240 to 1700 then down to 1210 at its population during the same time as the wolf.

5: Because there wasn't many wolves to find and they end up hunting moose's for the fur trade back then.

BONUS: That probably because each one had been hiding during the days and they weren't able to find them until later then they had killed them and probably some were hiding because they wanted to increase their population by making children.

SwaggerPuffBoy

10/10/2013 01:36:19 pm

The population of the wolf increases by 40 to 50.

The moose population went down to 42 to 37

The moose almost has the same population as the wolf.

the wolf sometimes cant find its food so its eats the moose.

ATV BOY link

10/10/2013 01:53:26 pm

A) It went up to about 44 and then it went down to about 35 then back up to 50.
B) It went from about 38 down to around 25.
C) For 1986 it was about 20 and for 1988 it was about 24.
D) For 1986 it was 28 and for 1988 it was 26.
C) I think it dropped because maybe they did not have enough food so they were starving from starvation or maybe they were just killing each other for food.
Bonus) I think they both did that because they were probably hibernating or they were just not getting enough food to eat because each day they take like 5% of the animal they are eating each day.

theoverseeker link

10/10/2013 01:55:05 pm

1.)the wolves population changed between 35 to 50 in 3 years
2.) the moose population increased to 1700 around when the wolfs population has grown.
3.) the population of the wolf went down by 7
4.) the moose decreased its population from 1700 down to around 1200
5.) because there wasn't that many wolf's around, and that's causing them to hunt for moose instead.

Mr. HOng link

10/12/2013 04:01:42 am

@ The Overseeker - Double check your numbers. I think that they are slighly off. Using a ruler to line things up really helps out. Also, don't forget your capitals! :-)

Juliette

10/11/2013 01:17:53 am

1. The wolves population increased from 45-50 in 1977-1980
2. The moose population decreased from 1,000-900 in 1977-1980
3. The wolves population decreased from 20-80 in 1986-1988
4. The moose population increased from 800-1,200 in 1986-1988

Bobby Orr

10/11/2013 01:19:31 am

Over 3 years the wolf population decreased
And the moose increase over the 3 years
Then beetween 1986 and 1988 it went down a little
and the moose went up
Theb beetween 1974 and 1981 the moose population went down

fish sticks

10/11/2013 01:32:23 am

The isle royal wolf changed by about 20 between 1977-1980

The moose population changed by about 600 between 1977-1980

The wolf population changed by about 5 between 1986-1988

The moose population changed by about 400 between 1986-1988

Maybe there were a lot of hunters those years that didn't know that a lot of moose will die and it will take longer to regain all of the dead ones

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