Gachuzee 10/1/18 Gachuzee 10/1/18

Ecosystems: Interactions SMA (Skill Practice)

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HW: Finish handout and review for Wednesday’s Quiz.
DN: [1] Grab HW Handout. [2] Staple crossword on top of key and turn in. [3] Answer: What kind of interactions would a dog and flea have in nature?
EQ: How do members of different species interact with each other?
Note: Tomorrow is a Bring Your Own Technology day. Please, install Stop Motion Studio (free) before class.

Resources

Ecosystem Organization + Trendlines Handout

Lesson Outline

5min Students complete the Do Now turn by turning in their crosswords and answering the question in their notebooks.

5min Share answers and go over the plans for the week.

10min In pairs, complete a peer created handout. Collect afterwards.

10min Overview the steps for making four different stop motion animations (Slow, Fast, Slow to Fast, and Morphing).

15min Students complete stop motion animation exercises. Teacher helps students with less experience and troubleshoots technical questions.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

AIM: Students complete a stop motion animation exercises in preparation for future stop motion animation projects.

Gachuzee 9/26/18 Gachuzee 9/26/18

Ecosystems: Abiotic vs Biotic Illustration

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CW: Illustration of an ecosystem with biotic list, abiotic list, and labels.
DN: What is an ecosystem?
EQ: What are the abiotic and biotic factors of an ecosystem?

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now in their notebook and share their answers.

5min< Class reviews previous material and vocabulary.

5min< Teacher explains requirements for illustrations and passes out work started from the day before (see Ecosystems: Introduction).

15min< Students complete illustrations and list all the biotic factors and all abiotic factors (separate lists). Additionally, they identify the individual, population, and community.

5min< Students present their illustrations and identify the biotic and abiotic factors.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

AIM: Identify the abiotic and biotic factors of an ecosystem.