WEEKLY OBJECTIVES: STUDENTS WILL REALIZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LIVING AND NON-LIVING WORLDS; STUDENTS WILL KNOW THAT ENERGY FLOWS AND NUTRIENTS CYCLE IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
Monday - PLC Monday; Reading guide 2.1, Organisms and Their Environment
Tuesday - Lecture on basics of ecosystems
Wednesday - Review of food chains, food webs, and trophic levels; explain Thursday's lab
Thursday - Begin lab "What's for Lunch" Students use biota cards to build a swamp food web and then cause its partial collapse, learning the interdependence of nature
Friday - Completion of "What's for Lunch?" Analysis of information gained from Thursday's activity
Monday - PLC Monday; Reading guide 2.1, Organisms and Their Environment
Tuesday - Lecture on basics of ecosystems
Wednesday - Review of food chains, food webs, and trophic levels; explain Thursday's lab
Thursday - Begin lab "What's for Lunch" Students use biota cards to build a swamp food web and then cause its partial collapse, learning the interdependence of nature
Friday - Completion of "What's for Lunch?" Analysis of information gained from Thursday's activity