This quarter students will deepen their understanding of concepts in Ecology by comparing food chains and complex food webs, analyzing trends related to populations, carrying capacity and limiting factors in an ecosystem. They will discuss solutions to environmental problems and the positive and negative impact that humans have on ecosystems.
See Handouts and Links for Space Camp opportunity and Application Process
____________________________________See Lesson Plans below_____________________________________________________________________
Week of 4/29 - 5/2
Monday
CW: Research - Ecology Discussion
HW: 1. Study for TEST - Thursday 5/1 - Q4 Cycles 1and 2 including Vocabulary Sets 1 and 2 and Q3 - Moon phases and Seasons.
2. Complete Discussion Research
Tuesday
CW: Planet Earth
HW: 1. Study for TEST - Thursday 5/1 - Q4 Cycles 1and 2 including Vocabulary Sets 1
and 2 and Q3 - Moon phases and Seasons.
2. Complete Discussion Research
Wednesday
CW: Planet Earth
HW: 1. Study for TEST - Thursday 5/1 - Q4
Cycles 1and 2 including Vocabulary Sets 1 and 2 and Q3 - Moon phases and Seasons.
Thursday
TEST
Friday
Integrated Unit
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Week of 4/21 -4/25
Monday
CW: Interactions in the Ecosystem (Symbiosis)- Tree map
HW: Review: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper
1.Name 2 ways in which species interact.
2.Give an example of each type of symbiotic relationship (mutualism, commensalism and parasitism).
3.Explain how parasitism is similar to or different from predator-prey relationship.
Tuesday and Wednesday
CW: Create a poem/comic strip or story (5 paragraph) on 'Interactions' in the ecosystem.
Thursday-Friday
CW: Discussion Research
HW: Work on Discussion questions - Due 4/30
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Week of 4/14-4/18
Monday -Friday
Analyze Positive and negative impact of human population on the environment
AIMS WEEK
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Week of 4/7 - 4/11
Monday
CW: Symbiosis
HW: Chapter 2.1 Review Answer questions 1-4 (handouts and links) - Due 4/8/14
Tuesday
CW: Inquiry - Data table and Graphs
HW: Study for test- Scientific Method definitions, identifying variables, writing hypothesis, creating data tables and graphs
Wednesday
Inquiry Post test
Thursday and Friday
Limiting factors -O Deer activity
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Week of 3/31- 4/4
Monday
CW: Create a food web
HW: Research and complete notes for Food web
Tuesday
CW: Final Food web
HW: Study for Test (Q3 C1 and Q4 Cycle 1 Concepts and Vocab)
Wednesday
CW: Levels of Organization in the ecosystem
HW: Study for Test (Q3 C1 and Q4 C1 Concepts and Vocab)
Thursday
CW: TEST
Friday (ER)
Interactions in the Ecosystem
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Week of 3/24 - 3/28
Monday
Pre and Post Crash Announcement and Survival Plan Report Practice
HW: Practice for Presentation
Tuesday
Presentations
Wednesday
CW: Data Dossier, Goal setting for Quarter 4, Learning requirements and Vocabulary
Thursday
CW: Living and Non living things
HW: Review CW and study Vocabulary Set 1
Friday
CW: Biotic and abiotic Factors (Identify , compare and contrast)
See Handouts and Links for Space Camp opportunity and Application Process
____________________________________See Lesson Plans below_____________________________________________________________________
Week of 4/29 - 5/2
Monday
CW: Research - Ecology Discussion
HW: 1. Study for TEST - Thursday 5/1 - Q4 Cycles 1and 2 including Vocabulary Sets 1 and 2 and Q3 - Moon phases and Seasons.
2. Complete Discussion Research
Tuesday
CW: Planet Earth
HW: 1. Study for TEST - Thursday 5/1 - Q4 Cycles 1and 2 including Vocabulary Sets 1
and 2 and Q3 - Moon phases and Seasons.
2. Complete Discussion Research
Wednesday
CW: Planet Earth
HW: 1. Study for TEST - Thursday 5/1 - Q4
Cycles 1and 2 including Vocabulary Sets 1 and 2 and Q3 - Moon phases and Seasons.
Thursday
TEST
Friday
Integrated Unit
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Week of 4/21 -4/25
Monday
CW: Interactions in the Ecosystem (Symbiosis)- Tree map
HW: Review: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper
1.Name 2 ways in which species interact.
2.Give an example of each type of symbiotic relationship (mutualism, commensalism and parasitism).
3.Explain how parasitism is similar to or different from predator-prey relationship.
Tuesday and Wednesday
CW: Create a poem/comic strip or story (5 paragraph) on 'Interactions' in the ecosystem.
Thursday-Friday
CW: Discussion Research
HW: Work on Discussion questions - Due 4/30
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Week of 4/14-4/18
Monday -Friday
Analyze Positive and negative impact of human population on the environment
AIMS WEEK
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Week of 4/7 - 4/11
Monday
CW: Symbiosis
HW: Chapter 2.1 Review Answer questions 1-4 (handouts and links) - Due 4/8/14
Tuesday
CW: Inquiry - Data table and Graphs
HW: Study for test- Scientific Method definitions, identifying variables, writing hypothesis, creating data tables and graphs
Wednesday
Inquiry Post test
Thursday and Friday
Limiting factors -O Deer activity
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Week of 3/31- 4/4
Monday
CW: Create a food web
HW: Research and complete notes for Food web
Tuesday
CW: Final Food web
HW: Study for Test (Q3 C1 and Q4 Cycle 1 Concepts and Vocab)
Wednesday
CW: Levels of Organization in the ecosystem
HW: Study for Test (Q3 C1 and Q4 C1 Concepts and Vocab)
Thursday
CW: TEST
Friday (ER)
Interactions in the Ecosystem
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Week of 3/24 - 3/28
Monday
Pre and Post Crash Announcement and Survival Plan Report Practice
HW: Practice for Presentation
Tuesday
Presentations
Wednesday
CW: Data Dossier, Goal setting for Quarter 4, Learning requirements and Vocabulary
Thursday
CW: Living and Non living things
HW: Review CW and study Vocabulary Set 1
Friday
CW: Biotic and abiotic Factors (Identify , compare and contrast)