Ecosystems: Trophic Cascade Effects
HW: Work on Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric. (No repeat examples.)
CW: Completed Trophic Cascade - Wolves & Sea Otters worksheet.
DN: What is a tertiary consumer?
Reminders: [1] Group Project is Due TUESDAY (10/7). [2] Short answer quiz retakes on Tuesday at Lunch.
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HW: Work on Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric. (No repeat examples.)
CW: Completed Trophic Cascade - Wolves & Sea Otters worksheet.
DN: What is a tertiary consumer?
Reminders: [1] Group Project is Due TUESDAY (10/7). [2] Short answer quiz retakes on Tuesday at Lunch.
RESOURCES
Lesson Outline
5min> Students complete the Do Now by answering questions.
5min< Watch How Wolves Change Rivers video.
5min Mark worksheet indicating which species increased or decreased in population.
5min Teacher demonstrates how to draw food webs based on population (bigger letters for bigger numbers).
5min Students draw new food web that includes wolves.
10min Students explain the changes to the wolves population and add a new line that shows changes to the deer populations during the same time.
5min Watch Army of Sea Urchins & Forest Guardians videos.
5min Complete drawings before (w/o otters) and after (w/ otters).
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Ecosystems: Imaginary Food Web
CW/HW: Imaginary Food Web MiniPoster. Complete your Imaginary Food Web with 3 Producers, 3 Primary Consumers, 2 Secondary Consumers, and 1 Tertiary Consumers from your imagination for a specific environment. Color, label and add arrows (1st arrows are green, 2nd arrows are blue/purple, and third arrows are orange) to complete your food web. Use the entire sheet of paper. (Note: You don’t have to create a landscape, one drawing of each organism is sufficient.) Quality matters.
DN: What are 3 primary consumers that live in the forest?
Reminders: Work on your Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric. Group project due date is TUESDAY (10/7). Late group projects will not be accepted, group members will have to turn in separate individual project videos.
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CW/HW: Imaginary Food Web MiniPoster. Complete your Imaginary Food Web with 3 Producers, 3 Primary Consumers, 2 Secondary Consumers, and 1 Tertiary Consumers from your imagination for a specific environment. Color, label and add arrows (1st arrows are green, 2nd arrows are blue/purple, and third arrows are orange) to complete your food web. Use the entire sheet of paper. (Note: You don’t have to create a landscape, one drawing of each organism is sufficient.) Quality matters.
DN: What are 3 primary consumers that live in the forest?
Reminders: Work on your Ecosystems Vocabulary Video Project Rubric. Group project due date is TUESDAY (10/7). Late group projects will not be accepted, group members will have to turn in separate individual project videos.
Resources
Lesson Outline
5min> Students complete the Do Now by answering the question in their notebook.
5min Teacher outlines instructions for Imaginary Food Web Poster and shows examples. Students are creating an imaginary food web that fits a theme of their choice (e.g. Halloween, Dessert, Baseball, etc.) However ‘Fire’ and any weapon themes are banned.
15min Students draw (with pencil) 3 Producers, 3 Primary Consumers, 2 Secondary Consumers, and 1 Tertiary Consumer that are imaginary and go with their theme.
15min Students finish by adding color, arrows (1st arrows are green, 2nd arrows are blue/purple, and third arrows are orange), labels, title, and names to their imaginary food web.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
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.