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Biodiversity: Mini Posters

  • CW/HW: Complete Biodiversity Mini Posters.

  • DN: What’s Wednesday’s quiz on?

  • Reminders: Review for your quiz.

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  • CW/HW: Complete Biodiversity Mini Posters.

  • DN: What’s Wednesday’s quiz on?

  • Reminders: Review for your quiz.

RESOURCES

Chuck-Ken Biodiversity Mini Poster Calculations

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.

10min Chuck-Ken Biodiversity Mini Poster Calculations. Students use the Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet or calculator to find the biodiversity of pictured ecosystems.

20min Biodiversity Mini Poster (Land or Sea). Students make their own biodiversity mini poster (using the Chuck-Ken one as an example) with an a land or sea theme. Poster must include the biodiversity calculations, at least 10 different species (one of them must be a producer), and at least a total of 25 organisms. Don’t forget a touch of color.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Biodiversity: Ketchup Day

  • CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations

  • DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?

  • Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday

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  • CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations

  • DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?

  • Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.

RESOURCES

Bananas & Biodiversity Article Link

Biodiversity Calculations & CER Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.

10min FINISH Level Up Presentations (Last Day)

5min Add paper cutouts to trays.

15min Biodiversity Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity of two trays and record their findings on the handout. Students can also use Easy Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet (via Schoology) to check their findings.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Biodiversity: Practice Calculations

  • CW: Completed Easy Biodiversity Calculations.

  • DN: What does 52/100 equal?

  • Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.

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  • CW: Completed Easy Biodiversity Calculations.

  • DN: What does 52/100 equal?

  • Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.

RESOURCES

Biodiversity (Practice Makes Perfect)

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

5min Add paper cutouts to trays.

20min Level Up Project Presentations

15min Biodiversity Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity of two trays and record their findings on the handout. Students can also use Easy Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet (via Google Classroom) to check their findings.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Biodiversity: CER

CW: Completed CER on Bananas.

DN: Read the article on Bananas.

Reminders: Don’t forget to prepare for your presentations.

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  • CW: Completed CER on Bananas.

  • DN: Read the article on Bananas.

  • Reminders: Don’t forget to prepare for your presentations.

RESOURCES

Bananas & Biodiversity Article Link

Biodiversity Calculations & CER Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.

10min Level Up Presentations

10min Class read the and annotate Bananas Article (technically and edited excerpt from Never out of Season).

5min Watch Banana Videos.

5min> Students write the outline for the Claim using the ABC method.

5min> Students convert Claim outline into a full sentence. Students share claims.

5min> Students write outline for Evidence and find supporting text using the ABC method.

5min> Students convert Evidence outline into a full sentence. Students share evidence.

5min> Students write the outline for the Reasoning using the ABC method.

5min> Students convert Reasoning outline into a full sentence. Students share reasoning.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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Biodiversity: Practice Problems

  • CW: Biodiversity Practice Problems.

  • DN: Name all the types of apples and bananas you know.

  • Reminders: Prepare for your presentations.

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  • CW: Biodiversity Practice Problems.

  • DN: Name all the types of apples and bananas you know.

  • Reminders: Prepare for your presentations.

RESOURCES

Biodiversity Practice Problems

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.

10min Level Up Project Presentations.

10min Biodiversity Practice Problems. Students use examples (notebook p78-79) to calculate the biodiversity in different communities.

5min Review answers with class.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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