Cycles of Matter: Review
HW: [1] Finish making flashcards. Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle & video notes. [2] (OPTIONAL) Review worm anatomy.
CW: [1] Complete Nitrogen Cycle (Deep Thoughts) & Crossword Review worksheet, just the crossword. [2] INGO sheet to Flashcards.
DN: Why is worm poop so good for plants? (Take handout and blank sheet of paper.)
Reminders: [1] Late projects are due Tuesday. [2] Quiz on Wednesday on Nitrogen Cycle. (Worm Anatomy is optional.)
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HW: [1] Finish making flashcards. Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle & video notes. [2] (OPTIONAL) Review worm anatomy.
CW: [1] Complete Nitrogen Cycle (Deep Thoughts) & Crossword Review worksheet, just the crossword. [2] INGO sheet to Flashcards.
DN: Why is worm poop so good for plants? (Take handout and blank sheet of paper.)
Reminders: [1] Late projects are due Tuesday. [2] Quiz on Wednesday on Nitrogen Cycle. (Worm Anatomy is optional.)
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
15min Teacher provides tips for crossword. Students continue working on crossword using Nitrogen Cycle notes as reference.
20min Worm INGO sheet. Students set up INGO sheet with Nitrogen Cycle and Worm Anatomy terms (Aortic Arches, Clitellum, Setae, Protein, Nitrogen Gas, Nitrogen Compounds, Dorsal Vessel, Esophagus, Crop, Gizzard, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Bacteria/Fungi, Pharynx, Buccal Cavity, Nitrogen Fixing, Denitrifying, Worms/Pill Bugs, and Seminal Vesicle).
10min Turn INGO sheet into flashcards. Add pictures/drawings for anatomy.
5min< Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Cycles of Matter: Worms (Decomposers)
CW: [1] Label worm diagrams on p26. [2] Video notes p27.
DN: What do worms eat?
Reminders: Late Ecosystem Video projects due on Tuesday.
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CW: [1] Label worm diagrams on p26. [2] Video notes p27.
DN: What do worms eat?
Reminders: Late Ecosystem Video projects due on Tuesday.
Resources
Lesson Outline
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min+ Students watch video 1 and take notes (p27).
5min+ Students watch video 2 and take notes (p27).
5min+ Students watch video 3 and take notes (p27).
15 min Students label the BIG Paper Worm Model diagram in their notebook, p26. (Copies available in class only.)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Cycles of Matter: Paper Worm
CW: [1] Completed Big Worm Model. [2] Completed labeled diagrams of worm parts, with colored in circulatory and digestive system parts (p26).
DN: How do worms move?
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CW: [1] Completed Big Worm Model. [2] Completed labeled diagrams of worm parts, with colored in circulatory and digestive system parts (p26).
DN: How do worms move?
Resources
BIG Worm Model, Key, & Diagrams (Not available online.)
Lesson Outline
20min BIG Worm Model Assembly (Not available online). Students assemble the BIG Worm Model and color in the circulatory system (dark gray to red), the digestive system (light gray to blue/green/brown), and the nervous system (yellow or orange).
15min Diagrams & Key. Students glue in the worm anatomy key and the worm diagrams to p26) using the BIG Worm Model as reference.
10min Review of worm anatomy.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Cycles of Matter: Nitrogen (N)
CW: [1] Completed notes with margin questions (p29) and completed diagram (p28), and paragraph summary (p28). [2] Video notes on p27.
DN: What is protein? How do you get it?
EQ: How do nitrogen atoms cycle through different organisms and places?
Reminders: Ecosystem Vocabulary Videos are due TODAY!!! Turn in only via schoology.
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CW: [1] Completed notes with margin questions (p29) and completed diagram (p28), and paragraph summary (p28). [2] Video notes on p27.
DN: What is protein? How do you get it?
EQ: How do nitrogen atoms cycle through different organisms and places?
Reminders: Ecosystem Vocabulary Videos are due TODAY!!! Turn in only via schoology.
Resources
Lesson Outline
5min Students complete the Do Now by setting up their notebooks.
20min Cycles of Matter (The Nitrogen Cycle) Notes.
5min Students answer essential question in a paragraph summary.
5min Students share paragraphs and write margin questions.
5min Decomposer Video 1 Notes on p27.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Cycles of Matter: Carbon and Human Activity
CW: Draw carbon cycle map before and after human activity. Summary paragraph on changes.
DN: Take blank sheet of paper.
EQ: How does human activity change the Carbon Cycle?
Reminder: Turn in your Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric.
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CW: Draw carbon cycle map before and after human activity. Summary paragraph on changes.
DN: Take blank sheet of paper.
EQ: How does human activity change the Carbon Cycle?
Reminder: Turn in your Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric.
Lesson Outline
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines procedures for Carbon Cycle Map activity and distributes dice.
10min> Students run through Carbon Cycle activity without human activity.
5min> Discussion on results of activity.
10min> Students run through Carbon Cycle activity with human activity.
5min Discussion on results of activity. Students summarize changes.
5min Review of worm anatomy.
5min< Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.