Biology

Ecology - Unit Planner

Unit Test - Wednesday May 31st
Unit Review
Movie Summative Assignment

Topic 1: Ecology Vocabulary

Learning Goals:

Use appropriate scientific terminology related to concepts of organisms living together (e.g., species, population, community, colony, biodiversity…)

Activities

- Nature Walk
- Vocabulary Poster
- Cross-Word Puzzle Assignment
- Meerkat Manor Vocabulary Activity
- Abiotic & Biotic Factors
- Interactions Between Abiotic & Biotic Factors
- Bill Nye Populations

Topic 1: Ecology Vocabulary
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Topic 2: Benefits & Challenges of Living in Communities

Learning Goals:

Summarize the benefits of organisms living together
Identify challenges that arise due to living together in communities
Make observations to determine benefits and challenges of living in communities
Compare the strategies used by various communities of organisms to successfully coexist
Determine and explain how humans organize their communities to address challenges of living together

Activities

- Rabbit Populations (GIZMO)
- Case Study: Turkeys & Wolves
- Human Organization
- Life in the Hive & Job Poster
- Jane Goodall TedTalk
- Ecosystem Case Studies Project (Sample Research)

Topic 2: Living Together
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Topic 3: Ecological Relationships

Learning Goals:

Use research to determine the roles of specific organisms within a community
Plan and conduct an experiment to investigate the results of over-crowding in macroscopic populations
Develop a simple action plan to address an environmental concern

Activities

- Ecological Relationship Stories
- Ecological Relationships in the Wild
- Sorting Relationships
- Deer Me! Simulation
- Creating Food Webs
- TedEd: Dead Stuff
- Popcorn Energy Levels
- Pesticides & Bioaccumulation
- Contamination Articles - write a SEE paragraph

Topic 3: Ecological Relationships
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Topic 3: Food Chains, Webs & Pyramids
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