Topic
Lesson Information
Formative Learning
Opportunities
SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS
Chapter 2 Understanding Ecosystems
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WB pg 53 2.1 The Spheres of the Earth
TB Pg 31 # 1,2,4,5
Video: Earth…One Video you need to see (computer
video)
Video: Rethink Sustainability(computer vid)
WB pg 54 2.2 Introducing Ecosystems
TB Pg 35 # 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Video: What is an Ecosystem (computer video)
Video : How Ecosystems Work (computer vid)
WB pg 55 -56 2.4 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
TB Pg 41 # 1,4,6,7,8
WB pg 57 Comparing Photosynthesis to Cellular Respiration
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WB pg 58-59 2.5 Food Webs and Ecological Pyramids
Video: Food Chains (computer video)
Video: The Lion King (computer video)
WB pg 60-61 2.6 Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems
Video: Water Cycle (computer vid)
Video: The Carbon Cycle (computer vid)
Video: The Nitrogen Cycle (computer vid)
WB pg 62-63 2.7 Influence of Abiotic and Biotic Factors
on Ecosystems
Video: Competition, Predation, Symbiosis (computer
video)
WB pg 64 2.8 Terrestrial Biomes
WB pg 65 2.9 Freshwater Ecosystems
Chapter 2 Review
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Chapter 2 Quiz
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WB pg 66 3.2 Equilibrium and Succession
Video: Climax14 Communities, Succession (computer
vid)15
WB pg 67-68 3.3 Biodiversity
WB pg 69-70 3.4 Habitat Loss in Ontario
WB pg 70(A)-70 (B) 3.5 The Introduction of Non-Native
Species
Video: Purple Loosestrife, A Eurasion Invasion
(computer video)
Video: Invading Species Awareness , Sea Lamprey
(computer video)
Science OSSLT - Containing the Invasion
WB pg 70 (C)- 70(D) 3.6 Pollution
WB pg 70 (E) 3.7 Consumption and Resource Management
Video: Clear Cut (computer vid)
Video: Selective Cutting (computer vid)
3.8 Perform an Activity: Comparing Forest Practices
(graph paper for bar graph, plain paper for pie charts
required)
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TB Pg 47 #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
TB Pg 51 # 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10
TB pg 55 # 1,2,3,4,8
TB Pg 59 #1,2,3,4,5,6
TB Pg 62 # 1,2,3,5,6
TB Pg 68-69 # 1-12, 14-19,
22, 24
Chapter 3 Natural Ecosystems and Stewardship
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TB Pg 82 # 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9
TB Pg 86 # 1,2,4,5,6,7
TB pg 90 # 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
TB Pg 94 # 1-5, 9
TB pg 93 Research This: We
Do Not Belong, #1,2, and A
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TB Pg 101 # 2,3,6,8
TB Pg 105 # 1,2,4,6
TB Pg 106-107
Procedure steps 1,2,3,4,5
A & E a, b, c, e,f,j,k
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Chapter 3 Review
TB Pg 110 -111 #
2,3,4,7,8,9,13,14
Chapter 4 Ecosystems by Design
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WB pg 70(F)-70 (G) 4.1 Engineering Systems and Modern
Agriculture
Video:
Video:
WB pg 70 (H, I, J,K) 4.2 Managing the Soil – Controlling
the Flow of Nutrients and Water
Video:
Video:
4.4 Pests and Poisons (teacher led note)
Unit Review: TB Pg 158-163
#1-44,46,47,51,53,56,60,61,67,72
Unit Test
TB Pg 122 # 2,5,7,11
TB Pg 128 # 2,4,7,8
TBD