Ecosystems: Food Webs, Food Chains, & Trophic Cascades
HW: Work on Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric.
CW: [1] Completed note handouts on page 23 and 25 of the notebook. [2] Completed diagram and food chain/web on page 22. [3] Completed paragraph summary (p25) and 3 margin questions.
DN: Take copies of handouts and glue into notebook.
Reminders: [1] Tomorrow is the last day to sign up to work in pairs. [2] Short answer quiz retakes on Tuesday at Lunch.
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HW: Work on Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric.
CW: [1] Completed note handouts on page 23 and 25 of the notebook. [2] Completed diagram and food chain/web on page 22. [3] Completed paragraph summary (p25) and 3 margin questions.
DN: Take copies of handouts and glue into notebook.
Reminders: [1] Tomorrow is the last day to sign up to work in pairs. [2] Short answer quiz retakes on Tuesday at Lunch.
RESOURCES
Lesson Outline
5min> Students complete the Do Now.
20min Food Web, Food Chains, Trophic Cascades Notes.
5min Complete Food Web, Food Chains, Trophic Cascades Diagram.
5min> Glue handouts and diagrams into the notebook.
5min Use completed diagram to write paragraph summary.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Ecosystems: The Chuck-Ken Food Web
HW: Start on your Ecosystem Vocabulary Video project. (Due: Tuesday 10/7 for GROUPS & Tuesday 10/17 for INDIVIDUALS)
CW: Completed Chuck-Ken Food Web Poster.
DN: Take back notebooks, grab a handout (one per pair), cut out tiles, and add color.
Reminders: You must sign-up to work in pairs for the Ecosystem Video Project. Last day to sign up is Wednesday (10/1).
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HW: Start on your Ecosystem Vocabulary Video project. (Due: Tuesday 10/7 for GROUPS & Tuesday 10/17 for INDIVIDUALS)
CW: Completed Chuck-Ken Food Web Poster.
DN: Take back notebooks, grab a handout (one per pair), cut out tiles, and add color.
Reminders: You must sign-up to work in pairs for the Ecosystem Video Project. Last day to sign up is Wednesday (10/1).
RESOURCES
Chuck-Ken Food Web Poster Handout
Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric
LESSON OUTLINE
10min Students complete the Do Now by taking handout, cutting out tiles, and coloring animals and plants.
5min Teacher outlines instructions for Chuck-Ken Food Web Poster.
10min< Students, working in pairs, assemble food web and add arrows, title, and names.
10min< Students add additional labels (primary, secondary, etc.) and identify the keystone species.
10min Teacher outlines project rubric and provides details.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Notebook Check
CW: Checked Notebook.
DN: Write your name at the top of p21 of your notebook and then glue the table underneath your name.
Reminder: Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial.
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CW: Checked Notebook.
DN: Write your name at the top of p21 of your notebook and then glue the table underneath your name.
Reminder: Safety & Policy Quiz Retakes during Friday Tutorial.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min> Students complete the Do Now.
5min Students exchange notebooks.
10min 1st Check. Students check notebooks and record scores.
10min 2nd Check. Students add an additional table. Students trade notebooks again, check notebooks, and record scores.
10min Last of the puppet presentations.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Quiz: Ecosystem Intro. + Species Interactions
DN: Are shells biotic or abiotic?
Reminder: [1] Late Wheel Projects are due Thursday (9/25) . Test your design at lunch or snack. [2] Safety & Policy Quiz scores retakes on Friday during tutorial. [3] Notebook check this week. Make sure your notebook is updated before the notebook check. (p1 Safety Contract, p3 Trends in Data, p4-5 Science 101, p6 CER, p10 Do Nows, p16 Diagram, p17 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary], p18 Interactions Table, and p19 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary]
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DN: Are shells biotic or abiotic?
Reminder: [1] Late Wheel Projects are due Thursday (9/25) . Test your design at lunch or snack. [2] Safety & Policy Quiz scores retakes on Friday during tutorial. [3] Notebook check this week. Make sure your notebook is updated before the notebook check. (p1 Safety Contract, p3 Trends in Data, p4-5 Science 101, p6 CER, p10 Do Nows, p16 Diagram, p17 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary], p18 Interactions Table, and p19 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary]
LESSON OUTLINE
5min> Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
5min> Teacher reminds students how to fill out their bubble sheets.
5min Teacher goes over how to complete the quiz.
20-25min Students take quiz.
5-10min Ketchup Time.
AIM: Identify interactions between species as either competitive, mutual, parasitic, or commensal interaction between species and provide reasoning.
Ecosystems: INGO
CW/HW: Finish 16 flashcards.
DN: Create INGO sheet then fill in by randomly selecting 16 words. (Ecosystems, Individual, Mutual, Symbiotic, Biotic, Abiotic, Producer, Habitat, Community, Decomposer, Predator/Prey, Competitive, Commensal, Parasitic, Independent & Dependent variable)
Reminder: [1] Late Wheel Projects are due Thursday (9/25) . Test your design at lunch or snack. [2] Safety & Policy Quiz scores retakes on Friday during tutorial. [3] Notebook check this week. Make sure your notebook is updated before the notebook check. (p1 Safety Contract, p3 Trends in Data, p4-5 Science 101, p6 CER, p10 Do Nows, p16 Diagram, p17 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary], p18 Interactions Table, and p19 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary]
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CW/HW: Finish 16 flashcards.
DN: Create INGO sheet then fill in by randomly selecting 16 words. (Ecosystems, Individual, Mutual, Symbiotic, Biotic, Abiotic, Producer, Habitat, Community, Decomposer, Predator/Prey, Competitive, Commensal, Parasitic, Independent & Dependent variable)
Reminder: [1] Late Wheel Projects are due Thursday (9/25) . Test your design at lunch or snack. [2] Safety & Policy Quiz scores retakes on Friday during tutorial. [3] Notebook check this week. Make sure your notebook is updated before the notebook check. (p1 Safety Contract, p3 Trends in Data, p4-5 Science 101, p6 CER, p10 Do Nows, p16 Diagram, p17 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary], p18 Interactions Table, and p19 Notes [+3 Margin Qs and Paragraph Summary]
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min> Students complete the Do Now by making INGO sheet.
10min INGO review. AFTER students write definitions on the backs and cut out to make flashcards.
25min Students perform plays they started on Wednesday that show the interactions of: Barnacle & Whales; Caterpillar & Wasps; Shark & Remora; Ants & Acacia; Bees & Flowering Plants; Cordyceps & Ants: Cheetah & Lions; Bunny & Plant; Bunny & Deer; and Hermit Crab and Sea Snails. Students fill out Puppet Species Interactions Worksheet.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
AIM: Identify interactions between species as either competitive, mutual, parasitic, or commensal interaction between species and provide reasoning.
TN: Modified schedule due to PD and testing cutting into class time. Restore to original when possible.