Mrs. McKelvy
Shackelford Junior High
March 30, 2015
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 30, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
8.11 The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and
standard
the environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they
Expectations
occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Learning
SWBAT describe the relationships of a food web.
objective
Activities
 Bell Ringer: What is the difference between a parasite and a predator?
 Succession notes
 How Wolves changed the rivers of Yellowstone.
Assessment
 Complete the questions from notes
Homework
W/S on Succession
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 31, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
8.11 The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and
standard
the environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they
Expectations
occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Learning
SWBAT review the importance of photosynthesis to ecosystems.
objective
Activities
 Bell Ringer: Why are producers so important?
 PPT – Review Newton’s Laws
 Notes and questions over photosynthesis.
Assessment
TPS – what abiotic factors can affect the rate of photosynthesis?
Homework
None
8th Grade Lesson Plan April 1, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
8.11 The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and
standard
the environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they
Expectations
occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Learning
SWBAT describe factors that lead to the survival of a species.
objective
Activities
 Bell Ringer: In a food chain, what is a secondary consumer?
o Pg. 86 – Notes – Energy flow in ecosystems (Food Chains, Food Webs,
and Energy Pyramids.
o W/S Reviewing Food Webs, Chains and Energy Pyramids.
Assessment
Analyze an energy pyramid for the amount of energy for each level.
Homework
None
Mrs. McKelvy
Shackelford Junior High
March 30, 2015
8th Grade Lesson Plan April 2, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
8.11 The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and
standard
the environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they
Expectations
occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Learning
SWBAT describe behavioral adaptations and physical adaptations that allow different
objective
organisms to survive.
Activities
 Bell Ringer: What are the main producers in aquatic ecosystems?
o Weekly Assessment
Assessment
Students will differentiate between living and nonliving cells.
Homework
None