BHS Biology Guide

Principles of Ecology

Biology

Quarter 4

McGraw Hill Module 2

● Explore and Explain: Cycles in the Biosphere ● Explore and Explain: The Water Cycle ● Explore and Explain: The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles ● Explore and

Explore and Expand

40-44

45min

Explore and Explain: Cycles in the Biosphere

Explore and Explain: The Water Cycle

Explore and Explain: The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles

Explore and Explain: The Phosphorus Cycle

Explain: The Phosphorus Cycle

● Paper or

Elaborate

44

10min

Chromebooks

Have students write down their response to the question: “How does matter cycle through an ecosystem?”

Evaluate

44

Formative Assessment Check

● N/A

Phenomena Check In Revisit: “Why would a bird build a nest in a tree with thorns?” Revisit: “Why would a bird build a nest in a tree with thorns?” Revisit CER - Summarize the evidence you gathered from your investigations and research and fnalize your Summary Table. Does your evidence support your claim?- have them make changes to the CER they did at the beginning of the module, correcting any evidence or reasoning that may be incorrect.

N/A

5min

● CER

Phenomena Wrap-Up

N/A

15min

document fromthe beginning of Module