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
Monday
Course:
Biology
Dates:
3.9.15 – 3.13.15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of TEKS 12A by giving short group
presentations.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 12A: Interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism,
commensalism, mutualism, and competition among organisms.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Group presentations, group assessment
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Group discussion, assessment of group members
Tuesday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil, presentation materials
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will analyze the flow of matter and energy through tropic levels.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 12C: Analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels using
various models, including food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Guided notes, Nearpod quiz
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:
Wed/Thurs
Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will review Ecology unit for upcoming exam using study packet and
review lab stations.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 11B: Investigate and analyze how organisms, populations, and
communities respond to external factors.
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.
12A: Interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and
competition among organisms.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review packet, independent reading, creating a food web lab stations.
Students will analyze different food chains and food webs.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Finished food web and review packet.
Checks for Understanding: Verbal questioning
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 demonstrate knowledge of Ecology unit by completing a unit
exam.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 11B: Investigate and analyze how organisms, populations, and
communities respond to external factors.
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.
12A: Interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and
competition among organisms.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Exam
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Ecology unit Exam
Checks for Understanding: Exam grade
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: