High School Science

Biodiversity and Conservation

Biology

Quarter 1

McGraw Hill Module 5

● As they do this, have students fill out their biodiversity notes

● Science Notes:

Biodiversity

● Whiteboard 10 min

Elaborate

N/A

Revisit the Focus Question: Why is biodiversity important?

Have a class discussion, or do a think-pair-share, etc.

● Whiteboard 10 min

Evaluate

N/A

Base understanding off of reviewing the focus question: Why is biodiversity important?

● CER

Phenomena Check In

N/A

10 min

worksheet

Revisit Phenomenon: What happens to this ecosystem if the river is destroyed?

Have students revisit their CER and make adjustments Engage Launch the Lesson: Threats to Biodiversity video Think About It: Everything in an ecosystem is connected in some way. The decline of species in a given area decreases biodiversity. How might the decline of one species affect another species? What could happen to an ecosystem if one species is completely lost? As you think about these questions, list what you know about threats to biodiversity and what you would like to know.

● Launch the Lesson: Threats to

Lesson 2: Threats to Biodiversity

N/A

15 min

Biodiversity video (~ 30 sec)

● KWL

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