Monday (6)
Standard:
MSESS33.
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact
on the environment.*
Learning Target: I can differentiate between point and non-point pollution and can explain an
appropriate best management practice (BMP) for non-point problems.
Students will:
• Copy and pre-assess learning target 3
• Complete a hands-down thinking exercise about point and non-point pollution
• Record the definitions for point and non point source pollution • Complete a card sort in order to
apply the definitions
• Participate in a card sort discourse session in order to try to reach a consensus which cards represent
point sources and which represent non point sources. Students will provide evidence/reasoning to
support their thinking.
• Be introduced to BMP’s (best management practices) for storm water runoff, agriculture practices,
and residential areas.
• Begin a scenario assignment. Students will be given a BMP organization chart and several scenarios.
Students must read the scenarios and choose an appropriate BMP to improve the non-point problems
outlined in each scenario. What students don’t finish in class will be assigned for homework.
Tuesday (7)
LT – 1 I can identify ecosystem services associated with freshwater ecosystems and can explain why they
are invaluable to humans.
LT – 2 I can identify a variety of land uses and the specific types of pollution associated with it.
LT – 3 I can differentiate between point and non-point pollution and can explain an appropriate best
management practice (BMP) for non-point problems.
Students will complete a variety of stations to review learning targets 1-3. Students will work in small
groups to complete the review work. Stations will include Internet activities, card sorts, cut and paste
activities, and paper/pencil review.
Wednesday (8)
Standard: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological
components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Practice Test – Students will complete a practice test over learning targets 1-3 in class using the SMART
Response Clickers. After the quiz, students will review the questions and the correct answers. Students
will also record their scores in their journals. After the quiz students will begin work on learning target
four.
Learning Target: I can distinguish between density dependent and density independent limiting factors.
Students will:
• Discuss the meaning of population density and the terms density dependent and density independent.
• Copy and pre-assess the learning target in journal
• Work in small groups to sort examples into density dependent and density independent categories.
We will not go over the answers yet.
• Jigsaw a note page about density dependent and density independent limiting factors.
• Share out the information with each group member
• Re-sort the cards they sorted at the beginning of class. Once students have the cards sorted correctly,
they will copy the examples into their journals.
Thursday (9)
Summative Quiz LT 1-3
LT 4
Standard: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological
components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Learning Target: I can distinguish between density dependent and density independent limiting factors.
Students will:
• Take a test over learning targets 1-3
• Complete a bell work review of density dependent and density independent limiting factors.
• Write definitions of the terms: density dependent, density independent and limiting factor on their
vocabulary note page. (icon, word, and definition)
• Read the “Lake Winnipeg Article” which contains information about density dependent and density
independent limiting factors in the lake ecosystem.
• Answer questions in which they must apply what they know about density dependent and density
independent limiting factors.
Formative Assessment: Students will play “Limiting Fish Factors” Game to practice distinguishing
between the density dependent and density independent limiting factors.
Friday (10)
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