Unit 2: Ecosystems |
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Table of Contents
ToC Ecosystems 2018-19 Ecosystems ToC 17/18
If you are ABSENT, look at the ToC to see if pages have been added. You are responsible for keeping your notebook up to date. Left-hand pages are ones that are your thinking and these must be your own work. Right-hand pages are group or teacher-directed and can be photocopied using the class photocopier.
Big Aha!
How can we effectively save endangered species within our communities and on a global scale?
Task
You are a wildlife biologist and have been asked to write a species recovery plan for an endangered species.
Focus Questions
Key Vocabulary
English Language Learners are responsible for words with asterisk (*).
ToC Ecosystems 2018-19 Ecosystems ToC 17/18
If you are ABSENT, look at the ToC to see if pages have been added. You are responsible for keeping your notebook up to date. Left-hand pages are ones that are your thinking and these must be your own work. Right-hand pages are group or teacher-directed and can be photocopied using the class photocopier.
Big Aha!
How can we effectively save endangered species within our communities and on a global scale?
Task
You are a wildlife biologist and have been asked to write a species recovery plan for an endangered species.
Focus Questions
- What do living things need for survival?
- How is energy transferred from one organism to another?
Key Vocabulary
English Language Learners are responsible for words with asterisk (*).
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Structure*
Function* Species* Habitat* Ecosystem* Abiotic* Biotic* Biosphere Communities* Populations* Organisms* Growth rate Predator* Prey* Carnivore* (Primary, secondary, tertiary) Pollutant (Pollution)* Herbivore* |
Omnivore
Competition* Interrelate (interrelation) Symbiosis Mutualism Commensalism Detrivore Ecosystem services Parasitism Food chain* Food pyramid* Food web* Keystone species* Umbrella species Ecologists* Consumers* Producers* |
Threats
Toxins Pollution Invasive Native Carrying capacity Concentrate (concentration) Offspring Bioaccumulation Biomagnification Conservation Conservation status Endangered Threatened Vulnerable Extinct |
Lessons
Lesson 0 - Setup Interactive Science Notebook
Day 1 (Nov. 5/6) - 7.2.0 - 1 Setup Notebook: TOC & Big Aha - work time on title page and data collection form for carbon sequestration
Day 3 (Nov. 26/27) - 7.2.0 - 2 Card Sort RECORDER & REPORTER MAKE ONE COPY of this document. Share the document with your classmates. Your teacher will assign one of the 5 mass extinction events for you to research. Create a poster on a whiteboard or large sheet of paper including key points from your research.
Day 4 (Nov. 27/28) - 7.2.0-4 Presentations & 3 gallon challenge
Day 1 (Nov. 5/6) - 7.2.0 - 1 Setup Notebook: TOC & Big Aha - work time on title page and data collection form for carbon sequestration
Day 3 (Nov. 26/27) - 7.2.0 - 2 Card Sort RECORDER & REPORTER MAKE ONE COPY of this document. Share the document with your classmates. Your teacher will assign one of the 5 mass extinction events for you to research. Create a poster on a whiteboard or large sheet of paper including key points from your research.
Day 4 (Nov. 27/28) - 7.2.0-4 Presentations & 3 gallon challenge
Lesson 1 - Organisms to Ecosystems
Samples of Concentric Circles
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Day 5 (Nov. 29) - 7.2.1 - 2 Video: Ecosystems
Day 2 (Nov. 13/14 - SUB) - 7.2.1 - 3 Concentric Circles: Ecosystems
Day 6 (Nov. 30) - 7.2.1 - 6 Habitats & Niches & government report
Day 7 (Dec. 3/4) - 7.2.1- Threatened and Endangered Species & Habitats and Niches
Day 8 (Dec. 4/5 ) - 7.2.1 IUCN Red List & Biomes
Day 9 (Dec. 5/6) - 7.2.1 - Resource Availability
Day 10 (Dec. 7) 7.2.1 - Rabbits & Foxes
Lesson 2 Predator, Competitive & Mutually Beneficial Relationships
Day 11 (Dec. 10/11) 7.2.1 - Types of Relationships (Reading) & CER (Accommodated) (Modified)
Day 12 (Dec. 11/12) - 7.2.2 Cougar Hunt & Carrying Capacity
Day 13 (Dec. 13) - 7.2.2 Cougar Hunt Graphs
Day 14 (Dec. 14) - 7.2.2 Analyze Fire Ants CER & Cougar Hunt CER (Cougar Hunt CER on Google Classroom - print when done)
Day 15 (Dec. 17/18) - 7.2.3 Human Population & Keystone, Umbrella, and Indicator Species- Pass out field trip information & Ocean Plastic Pollution: brainstorm Slogan ideas
Day 16 (Dec. 18/19) - 7.2.3 Review Cougar Hunt CER, introduce Food Web, & get into Ocean Plastic Pollution groups - select campaign
Day 17 (Dec. 19/20) - Ocean Plastic Pollution Groups: Reducing Single-Use Plastics Project
Day 18 (Dec. 21) - Ocean Plastic Pollution Groups: Reducing Single-Use Plastics Project (Same slide show as previous day)
Day 2 (Nov. 13/14 - SUB) - 7.2.1 - 3 Concentric Circles: Ecosystems
Day 6 (Nov. 30) - 7.2.1 - 6 Habitats & Niches & government report
Day 7 (Dec. 3/4) - 7.2.1- Threatened and Endangered Species & Habitats and Niches
Day 8 (Dec. 4/5 ) - 7.2.1 IUCN Red List & Biomes
Day 9 (Dec. 5/6) - 7.2.1 - Resource Availability
Day 10 (Dec. 7) 7.2.1 - Rabbits & Foxes
Lesson 2 Predator, Competitive & Mutually Beneficial Relationships
Day 11 (Dec. 10/11) 7.2.1 - Types of Relationships (Reading) & CER (Accommodated) (Modified)
Day 12 (Dec. 11/12) - 7.2.2 Cougar Hunt & Carrying Capacity
Day 13 (Dec. 13) - 7.2.2 Cougar Hunt Graphs
Day 14 (Dec. 14) - 7.2.2 Analyze Fire Ants CER & Cougar Hunt CER (Cougar Hunt CER on Google Classroom - print when done)
Day 15 (Dec. 17/18) - 7.2.3 Human Population & Keystone, Umbrella, and Indicator Species- Pass out field trip information & Ocean Plastic Pollution: brainstorm Slogan ideas
Day 16 (Dec. 18/19) - 7.2.3 Review Cougar Hunt CER, introduce Food Web, & get into Ocean Plastic Pollution groups - select campaign
Day 17 (Dec. 19/20) - Ocean Plastic Pollution Groups: Reducing Single-Use Plastics Project
Day 18 (Dec. 21) - Ocean Plastic Pollution Groups: Reducing Single-Use Plastics Project (Same slide show as previous day)
Samples of Food Web
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Day 19 (Jan. 7/8) - Reading: Owl Pellet Dissection & Invasive Species video
Day 20 (Jan. 8/9) - Owl Pellet Dissection & CER
Day 21 (Jan. 9/10) - Finish Owl Pellet CER conversation & Invasive Species (NEXT YEAR: Do Owl Pellets first before invasive species) - finish Day 20 and Day 19 PPTs; Peer Grade CER
Lesson 3: Threats to Biodiversity
NEXT YEAR - Move invasive species here
Day 22 (Jan. 11) - Asian Silver Carp CER on Google Classroom - This is an open notebook quiz.
Day 23 (Jan. 14 Period 2 & Jan. 16 P7) - 7.3.3 Albatross bolus dissection & CER; Done early? (Virtual Albatross dissection)
Day 24 (Jan. 15 - SUB - P7 & Jan. 16 P2) - Reading on the 6th Mass Extinction
Day 25 (Jan. 16/17) - Review field trip expectations; 7.3.3 Species Recovery Plan Introduction
Day 26 (Jan. 18 - Sub P7)- Reflection on Racing Extinction and End of Unit CER
Lesson 4: Summative Task
Day 27 (Jan. 22/23) - Species Recovery Plan Work Day
Day 28 (Jan. 23/24 - SUB) - Work on Species Recovery Project
Day 29 (Jan. 25 - SUB) - Work Day End of Unit CER, Big Ahas!, Unit 3 Cover Page
Day 30 (Jan. 28/29) - Biologist on Safari - Wild dogs & White Rhinos - NOTEBOOKS due Jan. 30/Jan. 31
Day 31 (Jan. 29/30) - Finish Biologists on Safari CER & Litterati
Day 32 (Jan. 30/31) - Collect Notebooks & Work on Ocean Plastic Pollution Zero Waste Project
Day 33 (Feb. 1) - Work on Endangered Species Recovery Plan - checklist of how far people are, discuss maps, threats, & brainstorm ideas a kid can do to make a difference
THIS IS FROM 2017-2018 - Don't do these things yet...
Day 11 (Nov. 28/29) - 7.2.2 - Threatened Habitat Research RECORDER & REPORTER: Threatened Habitat Research (MAKE A COPY, SHARE WITH GROUP & TEACHER)
Day 12 (Nov. 29/30) - 7.2.2 Threatened Habitat Research & Slideshow. Here is the Checklist of Requirements.
Day 13 (Dec. 1) - 7.2.2 Slideshow check-in & on Google Classroom get this document, INDIVIDUAL Species report
- short period - assembly) - 7.2.3 Habitat Slideshow
2016-2017 - Stuff we didn't do in 2017-18 or embedded above
Stronger Clearer: Why should we care about biodiversity?
Flashcards on Quizlet (posted on Google Classroom)
Day 25 (Jan. 24) - Modeling Sampling - Invasive Species
6th Mass Extinction
Day 35 (Feb. 14) - Coral Lab - Put in Chemistry Unit
Day 36 (BLOCK - Feb. 15/16) - Action Plan - MAKE A COPY and put in group folder
Day 20 (Jan. 8/9) - Owl Pellet Dissection & CER
Day 21 (Jan. 9/10) - Finish Owl Pellet CER conversation & Invasive Species (NEXT YEAR: Do Owl Pellets first before invasive species) - finish Day 20 and Day 19 PPTs; Peer Grade CER
Lesson 3: Threats to Biodiversity
NEXT YEAR - Move invasive species here
Day 22 (Jan. 11) - Asian Silver Carp CER on Google Classroom - This is an open notebook quiz.
Day 23 (Jan. 14 Period 2 & Jan. 16 P7) - 7.3.3 Albatross bolus dissection & CER; Done early? (Virtual Albatross dissection)
Day 24 (Jan. 15 - SUB - P7 & Jan. 16 P2) - Reading on the 6th Mass Extinction
Day 25 (Jan. 16/17) - Review field trip expectations; 7.3.3 Species Recovery Plan Introduction
Day 26 (Jan. 18 - Sub P7)- Reflection on Racing Extinction and End of Unit CER
Lesson 4: Summative Task
Day 27 (Jan. 22/23) - Species Recovery Plan Work Day
Day 28 (Jan. 23/24 - SUB) - Work on Species Recovery Project
Day 29 (Jan. 25 - SUB) - Work Day End of Unit CER, Big Ahas!, Unit 3 Cover Page
Day 30 (Jan. 28/29) - Biologist on Safari - Wild dogs & White Rhinos - NOTEBOOKS due Jan. 30/Jan. 31
Day 31 (Jan. 29/30) - Finish Biologists on Safari CER & Litterati
Day 32 (Jan. 30/31) - Collect Notebooks & Work on Ocean Plastic Pollution Zero Waste Project
Day 33 (Feb. 1) - Work on Endangered Species Recovery Plan - checklist of how far people are, discuss maps, threats, & brainstorm ideas a kid can do to make a difference
THIS IS FROM 2017-2018 - Don't do these things yet...
Day 11 (Nov. 28/29) - 7.2.2 - Threatened Habitat Research RECORDER & REPORTER: Threatened Habitat Research (MAKE A COPY, SHARE WITH GROUP & TEACHER)
Day 12 (Nov. 29/30) - 7.2.2 Threatened Habitat Research & Slideshow. Here is the Checklist of Requirements.
Day 13 (Dec. 1) - 7.2.2 Slideshow check-in & on Google Classroom get this document, INDIVIDUAL Species report
- short period - assembly) - 7.2.3 Habitat Slideshow
2016-2017 - Stuff we didn't do in 2017-18 or embedded above
Stronger Clearer: Why should we care about biodiversity?
Flashcards on Quizlet (posted on Google Classroom)
Day 25 (Jan. 24) - Modeling Sampling - Invasive Species
6th Mass Extinction
Day 35 (Feb. 14) - Coral Lab - Put in Chemistry Unit
Day 36 (BLOCK - Feb. 15/16) - Action Plan - MAKE A COPY and put in group folder
Future things
American Museum of Natural History - biodiversity connections
Small Water Cycle & Blue Carbon (23 min) - sea grass, mangroves. and salt marshes because of long term sequestration and storage (not kelp forest because of not long term storage - however super valuable) = double sequester than tropical or temperate rainforest; Loss of coastal wetlands each year is the equivalent to the carbon emissions Great Britain; Eating a shrimp cocktail is the equivalent of eating an entire cow based on the agriculture impact of coastal wetlands that can store 10,000 years of carbon emissions
NEXT YEAR: Look at LCD Resources for CO2 and plants
Add in: Day 6 - Plastics in the Water Column (Monterey Bay Aquarium activity)
Day 7 - Plastics in the Water Column continued - Introduce Claim-Evidence-Reason Graphic Organizer. and t's Okay to Be Smart: How Much Plastic is in the Ocean? video
American Museum of Natural History - biodiversity connections
Small Water Cycle & Blue Carbon (23 min) - sea grass, mangroves. and salt marshes because of long term sequestration and storage (not kelp forest because of not long term storage - however super valuable) = double sequester than tropical or temperate rainforest; Loss of coastal wetlands each year is the equivalent to the carbon emissions Great Britain; Eating a shrimp cocktail is the equivalent of eating an entire cow based on the agriculture impact of coastal wetlands that can store 10,000 years of carbon emissions
NEXT YEAR: Look at LCD Resources for CO2 and plants
Add in: Day 6 - Plastics in the Water Column (Monterey Bay Aquarium activity)
Day 7 - Plastics in the Water Column continued - Introduce Claim-Evidence-Reason Graphic Organizer. and t's Okay to Be Smart: How Much Plastic is in the Ocean? video
