BHS Biology Guide

Principles of Ecology

Biology

Quarter 4

McGraw Hill Module 2

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Ecosystem Project (Teacher’s choice): Have students pick an ecosystem of their choice and create a food web and/or energy pyramid for that ecosystem. Needs to either be handmade OR students may cut pictures out of a magazine and construct a food chain/web. Optional: Applying Practices: Ecological Pyramids worksheet (print from online) Elaborate Have students write down their response to the question: “How does energy fow through an ecosystem?” Evaluate ● Compare and contrast the benefts

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5min

Chromebooks

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5min

of being an autotroph vs being a heterotroph. (can make their own food, so they do not rely on other organisms for food)

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Phenomena Check In Revisit: “Why would a bird build a nest in a tree with thorns?”

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5min

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Launch the Lesson: Flow of Matter in an Ecosystem

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Launch the Lesson: Watch the Video (5min) Have the students write down on a sheet of paper/book-- Matter and Energy Cycling: ● What I know ● What I want to know

Focus Question:

Howdoes matter fow through an ecosystem?

Introduce new vocabulary