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<aside> 🎮 GAME DAY! Today’s topic is animal populations. You’ll learn about how individual animals, communities, populations, and entire species function while playing an interactive game.

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Overview

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Today you will play the game linked here. While you are playing this game, follow along with the writeup below!

Explanation

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Explore the outback with PBS kids! Almost all of Australia is covered in a large, hot desert called the outback. The outback may look empty at first, but it’s actually full of many plants and animals! Together with non-living things like rocks, water, and heat, these plants and animals form what’s called an ecosystem.

An ecosystem is when a community of animals affected by non-living things live together in an area and rely on one another. By exploring the outback, we’ll be exploring how an ecosystem works!

Let's get started on the game! - Round One

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In round one, make sure to get a picture of one of the trees. Pay attention to what the game tells you about them! When you’re done with the first round, come back here. (click the triangles to see the answers once you're don

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