BHS Biology Guide

Biodiversity and Conservation

Biology

Quarter 4

McGraw Hill Module 5

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Focus Question: How can the decline of a single species affect an entire ecosystem? KWL

● Explore and Explains onlineor through the textbook accompanied by notes ● Chromebook for project

Explore & Expand

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150min

Explore and Explain: Habitat Loss

Explore and Explain: Pollution

Start Biodiversity Project - Design a solution for a factor that affects biodiversity (pollution, climate change, invasive species, habitat loss, over hunting/fshing, etc.)

● Whiteboard 5 min

N/A

Elaborate

Revisit Focus Question: How can the decline of a single species affect an entire ecosystem?

● Virtual

Evaluate

Onlin e

45min

Investigation: Assessing Water Quality Water Quality Worksheet

Virtual Investigation: Assessing Water Quality

● Assessing

● Whiteboard 5 min

Phenomena Check In Revisit: What happens to this ecosystem if the river is destroyed?

N/A

● Launch the Lesson:

Lesson3: Conserving Biodiversity

Engage

Onlin e

20min

Launch the Lesson: Conserving Biodiversity

Conserving Biodiversity Video (~4 min)