Westside High School Lesson Plan PreAP
Teacher Name:
Biology Team
Unit Name and #:
Unit 16
Matter & Energy Flow in
Ecosystems
Unit 17
Variations & Adaptations in
Ecosystems
Unit 18
Ecosystem relationships
Tuesday
Monday
Course:
Biology
Dates:
3.2.15 – 3.6.15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will be able to distinguish primary succession from secondary
succession and predict the ecological outcomes of various external influences.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 11D: Describe how events and processes that occur during ecological
succession can change populations and species diversity.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Guided notes, Online polls, quizzes and writing assignment using
nearpod.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Group discussion, answers will be looked over by teacher
Checks for Understanding: Online quiz questions
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish worksheets not completed in class
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will analyze the role of microorganisms on an individual organisms
and ecosystems.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 12A: Interpret relationships that include predations, parasitism,
commensalism, mutualism, and competition among organisms.
11C: Summarize the role of microorganisms in both maintaining and disrupting the health of
both organisms and ecosystems.
How will we learn it?
Students will be given situation cards and must correctly determine the relationships
between organisms. Guided notes will be filled in by students.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Think-Pair-Share
Checks for Understanding: Online quizzes using nearpod
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish worksheets not completed in class
Wed/Thurs
Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will be able to identify the role of microorganisms in disrupting
health and will be able to describe how energy flows through trophic levels.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 11C: Summarize the role of microorganisms in both maintaining and
disrupting the health of both organisms and ecosystems.
12C: Analyze the flow of energy and matter through trophic levels using various models
including food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Guided notes, independent reading, creating a food web. Students will
analyze different food chains and food webs. Students will be introduced to the 10% rule
and will apply it to their food chain. Students will also identify organisms in their food chains
who are autotrophs, heterotrophs, and the different levels of consumers.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Online quizzes using nearpod. Finished food web.
Checks for Understanding: Online quizzes using nearpod.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish food web
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will summarize ecology unit vocabulary terms by creating a
foldable or making flash cards.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 11C: Summarize the role of microorganisms in both maintaining and
disrupting the health of both organisms and ecosystems.
12C Analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels using various models
including food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
12A: Interpret relationships that include predations, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism,
and competition among organisms.
11D: Describe how events and processes that occur during ecological succession can change
populations and species diversity.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students will complete vocabulary foldable or flashcards.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Ecology unit quiz
Checks for Understanding: Question and discussion.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish all worksheets and food web.