BHS Biology Guide

Principles of Ecology

Biology

Quarter 4

McGraw Hill Module 2

and as a class write what new evidence from the lesson we can use to help answer the question.

Watch the video

Have students complete their CER

● Class

Engage Facilitate a class discussion: Is a tree alive? What if I took a saw and cut the tree down? Is it dead or alive? Is the cut down tree biotic or abiotic? Explain to students that non living organisms are still considered biotic factors.

Lesson1: Organisms and Their Relationships

10min

discussion ● Maybe show visuals

Focus Question:

What relationships among

● Chromebooks ● Explore and Explain: Levels of Organization ● Explore and Explain: Community Interactions ● Class Activity

Explore & Expand

24-34

90-120 min

organisms might exist with a birds nest in a thorny tree?

Explore and Explain: Levels of Organization [online]

Explore and Explain: Community Interactions (relationships) [online]

Teacher’s choice-- Use a lesson plan that you enjoy to teach levels of organization and interactions.

● Blank paper have the

Elaborate Analyze an Argument:

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15min

Have students evaluate the following statement: “Oxygen is the only abiotic factor that allows life to survive, so as long as there is enough oxygen, all life will survive.”Then explain what is wrong with that statement. (humidity, temperature, air pressure, access to liquid water, etc are also needed)

students write down their answers

● Journal/Works 20 min

Evaluate

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