2014 0310-0314 Science Monday LT 5 –I can explain carrying capacity and can interpret population graphs that illustrate this concept. LT 6 –I can interpret two different graphs of population growth: exponential and logistic growth. LT 7 –I can predict what will happen to a population’s size if the following occur: emigration, immigration, changes in birth rates and death rates. LT 8 –I Can predict changes in population size due to limiting factors such as predation and competition. Students will be divided into eight small cooperative groups to review learning targets 5-8. Tuesday I can show what I know about populations ecology based on my performance on the summative test. Summative Test over learning targets 1-8 Standards MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics MS-LS2-4 : Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C Wednesday Learning Target –I can construct an argument using evidence for support to prove That biotic and abiotic factors have an impact on populations in ecosystems. Students will write to show what they know as they respond to an on-demand prompt about how abiotic and biotic factors affect populations in ecosystems. Students will use resources in their composition books to support their arguments. Media/Technology – Document Camera Special Needs Strategies – Students will be able to use a writing worksheet to help them organize their thoughts. Literacy Strategies – Thursday Learning Target –I can construct an argument using evidence for support to prove That biotic and abiotic factors have an impact on populations in ecosystems. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Media/Technology – Document Camera Special Needs Strategies – Students will be able to use a writing worksheet to help them organize their thoughts. Literacy Strategies – Writing to Show what you know, Friday Learning Target –I can show what I already know about the carbon cycle based on my performance on the unit pretest. Students will begin class by reviewing their Population Ecology Tests. We will discuss questions that were missed most often by students and any other specific questions that students may have about test items. Students will record their test results in their composition books and will decide if they want to retake the Populations Test. With the remainder of class, students will take the Carbon Cycle Pre Test. Media/Technology Document Camera Special Needs Strategies – Student groups will work through four stations. Each station will focus on a learning target. Standards MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics MS-LS2-4 : Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS24) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing Writing to Show what you know, Standards (MS-LS-4) Ecosystems: Standards Interactions, Energy, and MS-LS2 Dynamics Ecosystems: MS-LS2-4 Interactions, Energy, : Construct an argument and Dynamics supported by empirical MS-LS2-4 evidence that changes to : Construct an argument physical or biological supported by empirical components of an evidence that changes ecosystem affect to populations. physical or biological MS-LS2-5 components of an : Evaluate competing ecosystem affect design solutions for populations. maintaining biodiversity MS-LS2-5 and : Evaluate competing ecosystems services. design solutions for Disciplinary Core Ideas maintaining LS2 C biodiversity and : Ecosystem Dynamics, ecosystems services. Functioning, and Disciplinary Core Ideas Resilience LS2 C Ecosystems are dynamic : Ecosystem Dynamics, in nature; their Functioning, and characteristics can vary Resilience over time. Ecosystems are Disruptions to any dynamic in nature; their physical or biological characteristics can vary component of an over time. ecosystem can lead Disruptions to any to shifts in all its None Formative Assessments –Pre-Test Standards (MS-LS2-4) Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics MS-LS2-4 : Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS24) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS24) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS2-4) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their populations (MS-LS2-4) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS2-4) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5 : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems services. Disciplinary Core Ideas LS2 C : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. : Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS24) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) its health (MS-LS2-5) characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS2-4) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS2-4) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5) Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations (MS-LS2-4) Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health (MS-LS2-5)