Sept 29

Objective: The student will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem. The students will illustrate how all organisms are part of and depend on two major global fob webs that are positively or negatively influenced by human activity and technology.


Warm Up:


1. If the trout were overfished, which population of organisms would most likely increase as a direct result?

a. algae
b. trout
c. minnows
d. zooplankton

2. Which level of the pyramid represents the largest percentage of available energy?
a. algae
b. minnows
c. trout
d. zooplankton
3. Which of these is the ultimate source of energy for the majority of life on Earth?
a. plants
b. the sun
c. bacteria
d. the ocean

Sea otters eat sea urchins. Sea urchins eat kelp, a type of brown algae. What might be the short-term effect on the ecosystem if great numbers of sea otters were removed from this environment?


A. increase in sea urchin population, decrease in kelp population


b. decrease in sea urchin population, increase in kelp population




c. increase in sea urchin population, increase in kelp population


d. decrease in sea urchin population, decrease in kelp population

Vocabulary:
1. omnivore
2. detritivore
3. decomposers
4. food chain
5. food web


P.O.A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Complete owl pellet lab
4. food web discussion
5. food web


Tonight's Homework:
Finish food web
Remember must have:
10 organisms
labeled- consumer/producer (carnivore, omnivore, herbivore, decomposer etc.)
Organism labeled
arrows going in the proper directions


Homework Due:
Read and Outline 3-3

Sept 27

Objective:
The students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem.


Warm Up:
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1. Which of these organisms is not an omnivore?
a. herring
b. shrimp
c. killer whale
d. blue whale

2. Improvement in fishing techniques have led to an increase in the amount of herring harvested in recent decades. What would be a direct effect of the increased harvest of herring.

A. the blue whale population would decrease
B. the herring gull population would increase
C. the killer whale population would increase
D. the shrimp population would increase

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3. Which of these organisms are producers in the river ecosystem?
A. algae
B. trout
C. minnows
D. Zooplankton


4. Which of these shows how energy is usually transferred in a food chain?
A. herbivore-->producer-->carnivore
B. Producer-->carnivore-->herbivore
C. Carnivore--> Herbivore--> producer
D. Producer--> herbivore--> Carnivore

Vocabulary:
1.chemosynthesis
2. heterotroph
3. consumer
4. herbivore
5. carnivore


POA:
1. Warm up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. brainstorm
4. Introduction of Owl Pellets lab
5. Pre-lab questions
6. Owl Pellet lab
7. Closure: What role does the owl have in its ecosystem


Tonight’s Homework:
Read and Outline 3-3

Sept 22

Objective: Students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to expalin the flow of energy in an ecosystem.



Warm Up:
Scientist classify humans as omnivores, based on their teeth. As omnivores, humans eat
a. only fungi
b. mostly plants and animals
c. only animals
d. mostly bacteria and fungi

Vocabulary:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.



POA:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Group activity
4. Notes
5. Energy flow models
6. Closure


Homework Due:
Read and Outline 3-1


Tonight's Homework:
Read and outline 3-2

Sept 20

Objective: The students will analyze the interrelationships and interdependencies among different organisms and explain how these relationships contribute to the stability of the ecosystem.



Warm Up:
Striped fish are affected by biotic and abiotic factors in their environment. Which of these factors is biotic?
A. water
B. mineral nutrients
C. freshwater algae
D. inorganic sediments




Vocabulary:
1. ecology
2. biosphere
3. species
4. population
5. community



P.O.A-
1. Warm up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over warm up and homework
4. Unit 1 Quiz
5. Start Unit 2
6. Closure


Homework Due:

The Simpsons worksheet

Tonight’s Homework:

Read and Outline 3-1 (pages 63-65)

Sept 16

Objective: Students will complete unit 1 test in order to gauge their progress towards the HSA.


Warm Up: Find the Independent and Dependent Variable for the following passages:

1. The number of slices left depends on how many I eat.



2. Passing my class is dependent on attending school.



2. The number of miles I drive is a function of the price of gasoline.



3. The volume of a cylinder depends on the radius of the base and height.

4. The way your students act is determined by the standards you set.

5. To finish your math assignment in 30 minutes you must answer one problem
every 6 minutes.


Vocabulary:
1. Sexual Reproduction
2. Asexual Reproduction
3. Metabolism
4. Homeostasis
5. Stimulus


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over warm up
4. Sponge Bob workshop
5. Closure

Homework Due:
Unit 1 Review

Tonights homework:
The Simpsons worksheet

Sept 13

Objective: The students will be reviewing Unit 1 in order to prepare for the Unit 1 test next class.


Warm Up:

1. How many meters equal 100 centimeters?


2. How is volume measured?


3. Give 3 different ways mass measured?




Vocabulary:
1. Metric System
2. Microscope
3. compound light microscope
4. electron microscope
5. cell fractionation


POA-
1. Warm Up and Voacbulary
2. Go Over handout
3. Hand out text books
4. Independent vs Dependent Variable Review
5. Unit 1 Review


Homework Due: Scientific Method lab


Tonight's Homework: Finish Unit 1 review and study for test.

Sept 8

Objective:The students will be completing a lab in order to identify scientific method.

Warm Up: Complete the following scientific notation

1. 000345
2. 2300000000
3. 25000000000000000
4. .000000034
5. 24500000000000

Vocabulary:
1. Metabolism
2. Stimulus
3. Homeostasis
4. Evolution
5. Cell Fractionation


POA:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Review Homework
3. Lab
4. Closure


Homework Due: Scientific Notation Homework


Tonight's Homework: Finish lab

Sept 3

Objective: Students will use the scientific method in order to make predictions and analyze data from an experiment.



Warm Up: 1.Describe independent variable
2. Describe dependent variable


Give an example for each



Vocabulary
1. asexual reproduction
2. cell
3. inference
4. hypothesis
5. sexual reproduction


P.O.A
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Go over Quiz
3. Scientific Notation
4. Review Independent Variable and Dependent variable
5. Lab
6. Closure



Homework:
Finish Lab