Monday
Tuesday
Pre AP
Objective:
7.10 A – Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms
7.10 B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
Guiding Question:
On Level
Objective:
7.10 A – Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms
7.10 B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
Guiding Question:
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain populations of organisms?
 In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
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What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
Activity :
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Quiz: Biomes
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TELPAS Writing
Assessment: Quiz
Homework: NONE
Objective:
7.10 A – Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms
7.10 B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
Guiding Question:
Activity :
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Quiz: Biomes
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TELPAS Writing
Assessment: Quiz
Homework: NONE
Objective:
7.10 A – Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms
7.10 B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
Guiding Question:
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain
 populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
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What are the various components of an ecosystem?
In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
How does biodiversity help sustain populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
Activity :
Activity :
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Habitat Lab (outside, weather permitting)
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Habitat Lab (outside, weather permitting)
Assessment: Observations, Questions, Drawings

Assessment: Observations, Questions, Drawings
Homework: NONE
Wednesday Objective:
7.10 A – Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms
7.10 B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
Guiding Question:
Thursday
Homework: NONE
Objective:
7.10 A – Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms
7.10 B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
Guiding Question:
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain populations of organisms?
 In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an

 ecosystem interact?
How does biodiversity help sustain populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
Activity :
 Pond Water Observations with
Microscopes
 Mini Pond Lab
Assessment: Drawing, Questions, Venn Diagram
Homework: Complete Mini Pond Lab
Objective:
7.10 C – Observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat of a garden with weeds.
Guiding Question:
Activity :
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Pond Water Observations with Microscopes
Mini Pond Lab
Assessment: Drawing, Questions, Venn Diagram
Homework: Complete Mini Pond Lab
Objective:
7.10 C – Observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat of a garden with weeds.
Guiding Question:
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain
 populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain
 populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
Activity :
 Notes: Succession
 T Chart with Primary and Secondary
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Succession
Flow Map Primary Succession
Activity :
 Notes: Succession
 T Chart with Primary and Secondary Succession
 Flow Map Primary Succession
Assessment: T Chart, Flow Map

Friday
Assessment: T Chart, Flow Map
Homework: Flow Map
Objective:
7.10 C – Observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat of a garden with weeds.
Guiding Question:
Homework: Flow Map
Objective:
7.10 C – Observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat of a garden with weeds.
Guiding Question:
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain
 populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
 What are the various components of an ecosystem?
 In what ways do the components of an ecosystem interact?
 How does biodiversity help sustain
 populations of organisms?
In what ways does the ecology of a place change over time?
Activity :
 Succession Card Sort
 Surtsey Island (Begin)
Assessment: Card Sort
Homework: NONE
Key Understandings:
Key Vocabulary:
Activity :
 Succession Card Sort
 Surtsey Island (Begin)
Assessment: Card Sort
Homework: NONE
Key Understandings:
Key Vocabulary: