Name : Mr. Dan Schuller Date : 10/11 –10/14/11 Length of Lesson : 18 days Content Area: AP Env. Science – Unit 2
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LESSON TOPIC:
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Succession
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Geology: Hazards and Soils
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BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content) objectives, and skill focus)
MODULE B—Continuity and Unity of Life
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR BIO.B.4 Ecology
PA Standards – 4.3: Environmental Health; 4.8: Humans and their
Environment
SAI 1: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand:
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Ecological Succession: Communities in Transition
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Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle
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Natural Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions
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Soils: Formation, Erosion, and Degradation
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Soil Conservation
VOCABULARY: ecological succession; primary succession; secondary succession; pioneer species; early successional plant species; midsuccessional plant species; late successional plant species; facilitation; inhibition; tolerance; disturbance; intermediate disturbance hypothesis; climax community; balance-of-nature; stability; inertia; constancy; resilience; mineral; erosion; weathering; sedimentary rock; metamorphic rock; igneous rock; rock cycle; fault; focus; epicenter; magnitude; aftershocks; tsunamis; volcanos; ejecta; earthquake; soil; soil horizons; soil profile; humus; soil erosion; salinization; bedrock; infiltration; leaching; clay; silt; sand; gravel; soil texture; loams; soil porosity; soil structure; desertification; waterlogging; soil conservation; conventional tillage; conservation tillage; terracing; contour farming; strip cropping; alley cropping; windbreaks; organic fertilizer; animal manure; green manure; compost; crop rotation; commercial inorganic fertilizer
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
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What are the stages of succession for natural communities?
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What factors influence and direct succession?
What is the rock cycle and why is it important?
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What are the hazards from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
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What are soils, how are they eroded, and how can we reduce soil erosion?
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
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Explain the meanings of the all of the vocabulary terms.
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Describe the progression of succession in a community
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Explain the difference between primary and secondary succession
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Explain the types of rocks and how they are connected in the rock cycle?
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Explain the make-up of soil
 Explain the qualities of soil that affect it’s make-up
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Distinguish between soil found in different biomes.
PERFORMANCE TASKS:
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Study Packet: Key vocabulary/Case Studies/ Guest
Essays/Review Questions/Critical Thinking.
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Chapter Guided Note Packets
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Investigation 9: Soil Analysis
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Making volcanoes
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
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Classroom discussion
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Graphic organizers-visual representation
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Open ended questioning
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
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Power Point Notes/Class discussion
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Lab investigations
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Assignments (Class &
Home)
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT
USED:
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Note taking
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Partnering
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Concept sketches
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Case Studies
SCAFFOLDING USED:
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Chunking
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Visual support
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Teacher Prompting
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
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Computer
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Computer projector
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Textbooks
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Folders
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Handouts
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Lab Materials
CONTENT AREA
READING:
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Chapters 8 & 10 text selections
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Outside Reading: Natural
Disaster Article
INTERVENTIONS:
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Redirection during class.
1-to-1 assistance.
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Moving seat to a more productive location.
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After class/school tutoring.
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Corrections on assignment/exam.
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Extension to complete assignment.
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Conference with other staff.
(Counselors or administrators)
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Conference with parent.
ASSIGNMENTS:
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Chapter Study Packet
Lab write ups/reports
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Lab investigation handouts.
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Case Studies
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AP Exam Practice:
Multiple Choice.
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AP Exam Practice: Free
Response.
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Current events.

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OBJECTIVE(S) By the end of the lesson each student will be able to:
PROCEDURES /
TECHNIQUES
To reach objectives
Homework:
Review the concepts covered on soil.
Work on the first challenge of the
Fairchild
Challenge.
Review for test.
Work in groups to develop a skit to address healthy eating.
Review notes and study packet for the test.
Evaluate the knowledge of the concepts covered in Chapters 8 & 10 on soil.
Soil Test
Explain the structure of the earth.
Explain the theory of plate tectonics
Power point notes on geology.
Lab: Work on volcanoes.
Explain the theory of plate tectonics
Free Response
Question.
Work on Inv. 2 with Plate
Tectonics.
Finish plotting 25 most recent earthquakes.