Wed/Thurs, December 9-10, 2015
1. Hand back papers
2. Organize binders:
1. Compile everything from Plants unit and put in
“Completed Units” section
2. KEEP Cell Structure and Function Diagram in Unit
In Progress or Notes section
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Wed/Thurs, December 9-10, 2015
1. Notes: What is Ecology?
2. Bubble Scenario
3. Carbon Cycle Game
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Ecology is the study of
how abiotic, biotic, and
cultural factors in an
ecosystem interact with
each other.
Abiotic = non-living
Biotic = living
Cultural = man-made
What are Ecosystems?
• Ecosystem: A community of biotic AND abiotic
factors that interact with each other in a
particular space
Studying Ecosystems
• Why are scientists interested in ecosystems?
We want to know:
– What defines our environment
– What makes a healthy environment
– How can humans sustain a healthy environment
for the future
Many ecosystem studies are looking at how matter
and/or energy move from one place to another
Open vs Closed Systems
Open System
• Energy can go in or out
• Matter can go in or out
Closed System
• Energy can go in or out
• Matter CANNOT go in or out
• Examples:
• Examples:
– Cockroach tank
– Ecosystems
– Mealworm Biochamber
Bubble Scenario
• If you and 3 companions were going to get sent off to live
in a completely sealed (but clear) bubble the size Garfield
High School, what would you need to survive for 2 years?
Limitations:
– You are allowed to bring and store 2 months worth of food and
water
– You are allowed to use 1 room for waste storage.
– You are not allowed to bring in gas canister of oxygen
• Draw a picture and diagram of your bubble on your
whiteboard. Use arrows and labels to show how
resources are being moved, used, or cycled.
• Be prepared to present to the class.
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Address the following:
How to maintain supplies?
Showers/hygiene?
How to recycle water?
Where does trash go? Where to go to the
bathroom? What to do with poop?
Where to get more air/oxygen? What if you start
running out?
Growing food/what kind of food? How much
food?
Your sanity?
Energy source?
But … We don’t live in a bubble!!
Or do we??
Biosphere 2: An Ecosystem Experiment
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(15.54 min)
There is a
limited amount
of carbon on
Earth. How
does carbon
MOVE from
place to place?
Why is it
important to
know about
how and where
carbon moves?
The Carbon Cycle
Friday, December 11, 2015
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Copy the Carbon Cycle Game diagram
Get an initial for Biosphere 2
Find your index card journal
Turn in Plant Cell Lab (if you did it on
Monday)
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Friday, December 11, 2015
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Draw your carbon adventure
Videos!
POGIL worksheet
Index card journal
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Draw Your Carbon Adventure
• Take three minutes to draw your carbon
adventure
• Share with your lab group – “60 seconds of
fame”
• What are your findings?
Videos!
• Read the questions on the back of the Carbon
Cycle Game worksheet
• We will watch four videos to answer all the
questions
• Be prepared to share out
Seattle’s energy sources
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89.8% hydroelectric
4.4% nuclear
3.9% wind
0.8% coal
POGIL worksheet
• Work with elbow partner to fill out this
worksheet
• Ms. Anne will ding five minutes before the bell
rings to transition to index card journals
• If you finish, ask for a stamp
• If you do not finish, it is homework due
Monday, December 14