1. Page 39 Carry On Drill: 1. List 3 limiting factors for the population of deer in Randallstown. Objective: S.W.B.A.T. -analyze data IOT describe the carrying capacity of an ecosystem. Homework:Complete a 12 o’clock assignment on “carrying capacity”. Complete on student page 40.

2. Carry On • Study the picture in Figure 1, “The Full Bucket.” • FIGURE 1: Adding water to a bucket can be used as an analogy for carrying capacity. For example, a one liter bucket can hold one liter of liquid. However, if more than one liter of liquid is added to the bucket, the liquid will overflow. Adapted from http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/sustain/carcap.pdf

3. Page 39 Carry On • Construct a working definition of carrying capacity based on the information in Figure 1. • Before reading the article, “To the Limit”, preview the text for any vocabulary that is new. • Read the article, “To the Limit”. • As you read write the definition for carrying capacity and limiting factors. Include 2 examples for each. • How are limiting factors and carrying capacity related? Objective: S.W.B.A.T. analyze data IOT describe the carrying capacity of an ecosystem.

4. Page 41 Carry On Assessment: - Complete the exit ticket in class. Leave room on teacher page 41 to glue in once it is graded. Turn into the teacher before leaving. Objective: S.W.B.A.T. analyze data IOT describe the carrying capacity of an ecosystem.