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)