Ecology Unit

Unit: EcologyWednesday, Feb 22, 2012

Objective: SWBAT describe the organization of organisms and use an energy pyramid to explain the rule of 10 percent.

BR- 1. What is the smallest unit of life that can evolve?

LESSON-2. Organization of Organisms (populations, communities, etc)3. Energy Flow and Pyramids

1. Rule of 10%

4. Begin Food Webs

• HW- Yabby Dam worksheet

Unit: EcologyThursday, Feb 23, 2012

Objective: SWBAT use a food web to trace the flow of energy in an ecosystem. SWBAT describe the relationships in an ecosystem

BR- 1. What is the 10% rule? What is a good reason to

be an herbivore?LESSON-2. Food Webs Clicker3. Symbiotic Relationships• HW-

Unit: EcologyFriday, Feb 24, 2012

Objective: SWBAT describe the relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

BR- 1. Define Autotroph and Heterotroph. Which are

producers? Which are consumers?

LESSON-2. Go over yabby dam3. Relationships notes and clicker

• HW- packing list for Biome Trip- DUE TUESDAY

Unit: EcologyMonday, Feb 27, 2012

Objective: SWBAT.BR- 1. ?

LESSON- Sci Inv Pull Out Day

2. CYCLES and Food web practice

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Unit: EcologyTuesday, Feb 28, 2012

Objective: SWBAT determine the climate of the 7 biomes.BR- 1. What is different about the way energy and nutrients

move through our ecosystems?

LESSON-2. Go over cycles and food web sheets3. Discuss Human Impact- N cycle, DDT

• HW- rough sketch of climatograph

Unit: EcologyWednesday, Feb 29, 2012

Objective: SWBAT draw a climatograph for their biome.BR- 1. Water cycle handout

LESSON-2. Form groups and make a climatograph3. Biome clicker

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Unit: EcologyThursday, March 1, 2012

Objective: SWBAT.BR- 1. List the following biomes from coldest to warmest:

1. Tropical Forest2. Taiga/Coniferous forest3. Temperate Forest4. Tundra

2. List the following biomes from most to least precipitation:1. Tropical Forest2. Grasslands3. Temperate Forest4. Tundra

LESSON-3. REVIEW

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Unit: EcologyFriday, March 2, 2012

BR- 1. Turn in BR’s for Evolution and Ecology

LESSON-2. Ecology Quiz

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