Lesson 53 of 84 · Atomic Structure
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenPredator and Prey Relationships (Part 2)
Atomic Structure.
🎯 Your mission
Run the sim. Spot the pattern.
⚡ The twist
Mixing two safe things doesn't always make a safe thing.
Mind = Blown
💧 Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under the right conditions. Nobody fully understands why.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: will the mixture get hotter, colder, or stay the same?
What You'll Learn
Predator-prey relationships help keep ecosystems balanced. When prey populations increase, predator populations grow too. When predators reduce prey numbers, predator populations then decline.
Key Words
- adaptation
- metamorphosis
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Set up a composting experiment: place food scraps in one sealed bag and leaves in another. Observe decomposition over two weeks and record changes.
Draw a detailed diagram of what you observe.
Write a conclusion: what did your results show? Did they match your prediction?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the difference between a predator and prey?
Where you see this in real life
This is happening in your kitchen right now — every time food cooks.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one ingredient in a snack and look up what it does.
For the dinner table
“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”
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