Lesson
F.
Outcome and
Obj. Indicators/Essential
Question
#1
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
c) Conduct a field study to observe,
record (using sketches, notes, tables,
photographs, and/or video
recordings), and identify biotic and
abiotic components of a local
ecosystem.
#2
IE 7.2
How diverse is the ecosystem around
us?
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
c) Conduct a field study to observe,
record (using sketches, notes, tables,
photographs, and/or video
recordings), and identify biotic and
abiotic components of a local
ecosystem.
Learning Activities
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Assessment
Introduce the unit of Interactions Within
Ecosystems.
Have students define ecosystem, biotic,
abiotic.
Review expectations for Schoolyard
Observation activity and take students to
playground.
Collect worksheets before end of class for
assessment.
Have students begin working on their
cover pages.
Schoolyard Observation
Rubric
Return the Schoolyard Observations
worksheet and review the expectations to
the students and why marks were what
they were.
Give the students the class period to
complete their cover pages. Students will
assess themselves based on how well they
think they worked.
Assign due date for cover sheets.
Self-Assessment for
individual work based on
classroom rubric.
Cover pages must be submitted by the end
of the period.
Have the students sit in pairs (assigned)
and complete the wrap-up activity for
Schoolyard Observations.
Students are to complete Page 10,
questions 8-12.
Assign due date for questions.
Have students self-assess on their
performance today.
Self-Assessment for
individual work based on
classroom rubric.
Have students submit their work from Page
10, Questions 8-12. Review any questions
the students may have had from the
assignment.
Ask the students what all things need in
order to survive including: water, energy,
food, oxygen, suitable living conditions, to
interact with other living and non-living
things. These will be recorded in their
duotangs.
Have the students complete Check Your
Progress on Page 15. This will be due next
class.
Students will be assessed
based on their responses to
Page 10, Questions 8-12.
How diverse is the ecosystem around
us?
#3
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
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c) Conduct a field study to observe,
record (using sketches, notes, tables,
photographs, and/or video
recordings), and identify biotic and
abiotic components of a local
ecosystem.
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5.
How diverse is the ecosystem around
us?
#4
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
a) Illustrate the ecological
organization of life within the
biosphere, using specific examples of
species, populations, communities,
ecosystems, and biomes.
What do you have in common with
other living things?
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#5
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
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2.
#6
IE 7.2
b) Provide examples of ecosystems
of varying sizes and locations,
including their biotic and abiotic
components.
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What makes up an ecosystem?
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Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
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i) Classify organisms in a variety of
ecosystems as producers, consumers,
or decomposers and further classify
consumers as herbivores, carnivores,
or omnivores.
#7
IE 7.2
What roles do organisms play in an
ecosystem?
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Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
1.
j) Interpret interdependence within
natural systems by constructing food
chains and food webs to illustrate the
interactions among producers,
consumers, and decomposers in a
particular ecosystem.
What roles do organisms play in an
ecosystem?
#8
IE 7.2
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Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
i) Classify organisms in a variety of
ecosystems as producers, consumers,
or decomposers and further classify
consumers as herbivores, carnivores,
or omnivores.
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Ask the students to review what the terms
biotic and abiotic mean. List examples of
each on the board: biotic = tree,
grasshopper, dog; abiotic = gasoline, sand,
rocks.
Ask the students what they believe the
biotic and abiotic factors of the following
ecosystems would be: puddle, forest,
school yard.
As a class, discuss the Communicate
questions on Page 21.
Students will work on the Check Your
Progress questions on Page 22 to close out
the class.
Students will be assessed
based on their response to
the questions on Page 15.
Students will have the first 15 minutes of
class time to work on the Check Your
Progress questions on Page 22. If they
cannot complete them in this time, they
will be for homework.
Have the students use their glossary to find
the definitions for the following terms:
consumer, carnivores, herbivores,
omnivores.
Review the definitions with the class.
As a group, read the Explore and Develop
sections on Pages 24 and 25.
To close the class, discuss the
Communicate questions as a group.
Students will be assessed
based on their responses to
the questions on Page 22.
Tell the students that today we will be
learning about producers. Review what the
definition of a producer is.
Read the Explore and Develop sections of
3.2. Have the students look up and record
the definitions of photosynthesis,
chlorophyll, producers and cellular
respiration.
Have the students write down the word
equations for photosynthesis and cellular
respiration.
Begin reading the Explore in section 3.3.
The students should add the definition of
food chain to their list.
Students will begin working on the
Communicate questions on Page 33. If not
complete, it will be for homework.
Students will be assessed
based on their responses to
Page 33.
Have the students record the definitions of
scavengers and decomposers and read the
Explore section on Page 34.
As a class, read pages 40-45.
In their duotangs, have the students
illustrate the water and carbon cycles, as
illustrated on Pages 43 and 44.
Assign the Check Your Progress on Page
38 as homework.
Check Your Progress on
Page 38 will be homework
for assessment.
Have students submit their Check Your
Progress questions at the beginning of
class.
Complete the Communicate questions on
Page 46 as a review of last class.
Read Pages 48-53 together.
Assessment will be based
on responses to Page 38.
How do decomposers and scavengers
affect the ecosystem?
#9
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
1.
2.
3.
j) Interpret interdependence within
natural systems by constructing food
chains and food webs to illustrate the
interactions among producers,
consumers, and decomposers in a
particular ecosystem.
4.
Have students complete Check Your
Progress on Page 53-54.
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Have students submit Check Your Progress
from Page 54.
Together read Pages 56-59.
Answer the Communication questions on
Page 60.
Have the students write the definitions to
pioneer species and succession in their
book.
Read Page 64 and answer the questions on
Page 66.
Assessment will be based
on the responses to the
Check Your Progress
questions from Page 54.
Have the students write the definition of
biome.
Read Page 67 and do the Communicate
questions together.
Students will have the rest of the period to
complete the Check Your Progress
questions on Page 68.
Assessment will be based
on the responses to the
Check Your Progress
questions from Page 68.
Have students submit Check Your Progress
from Page 68.
As a class, read Pages 69-74.
Do the Communicate questions together
from Page 72 and 75.
Have the students complete the Check
Your Progress from Page 75.
Assessment will be based
on the responses to the
Check Your Progress
questions from Page 68.
Have the students submit the Check Your
Progress from Page 75.
As a class, read Pages 77-85.
Discuss any Communicate questions.
Students will have the rest of the period to
work on Check Your Progress from Page
86.
Assessment will be based
on the responses to the
Check Your Progress
questions from Page 75.
How do food chains operate?
#10
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
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4.
a) Illustrate the ecological
organization of life within the
biosphere, using specific examples of
species, populations, communities,
ecosystems, and biomes.
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What types of changes occur in an
ecosystem?
#11
IE 7.2
Observe, illustrate, and analyze
living organisms within local
ecosystems as part of interconnected
food webs, populations, and
communities. [SI]
1.
2.
3.
a) Illustrate the ecological
organization of life within the
biosphere, using specific examples of
species, populations, communities,
ecosystems, and biomes.
What is a biome?
#12
IE 7.3
Evaluate biogeochemical cycles
(water, carbon, and nitrogen) as
representations of energy flow and
the cycling of matter through
ecosystems. [CP,SI]
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j) Provide examples of scientific
knowledge that have resulted in the
development of technologies
designed to assist in managing
aspects of ecosystems (e.g.,
understanding the effect of nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium on plant
growth led to the production of
specific formulations of fertilizers,
knowledge of how micro-organisms
help break down matter led to the
development of composting bins).
How do humans affect the
ecosystem?
#13
IE 7.4
Analyze how ecosystems change in
response to natural and human
influences, and propose actions to
reduce the impact of human
behaviour on a specific ecosystem.
[DM, CP]
g) Be sensitive and responsible in
maintaining a balance between
human needs and a sustainable
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environment by considering both
immediate and long-term effects of
their course of action or stated
position.
How does technology help us deal
with our waste?
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Have the students submit the Check Your
Progress from Page 86.
Give the entire class time for the students
to work on the Unit Review.
The next class will be used as review, as
well.
Continue review.
Exam
Students will be assessed
based on the results of
their exam.