Initial Answer and Guiding Questions
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will explore the concept of an ecosystem within whale feces.
ASSIGNMENT:
Students will explore the concept of an ecosystem within whale feces.
ASSIGNMENT:
- Initial Answer in science journal
- On your poster, write down 5 guiding questions that will help us figure out "how does the whale feces ecosystem work?"
Research Quest - "Forest Ecosystem"
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Click on this link to go to the log in page: http://researchquest.org/student/login.php Student Access Code is: GDPCGgKz We will be working on this together as a class. |
"Forest Gizmo"
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Students will review the parts of an ecosystem
- Students will gather information to compare a forest ecosystem to an ocean ecosystem
Vocabulary
We will be reviewing some of the key vocabulary words that you will need to understand to become proficient
Please download the Student Vocab Template from CANVAS.
TEACHER Version Link
Please download the Student Vocab Template from CANVAS.
TEACHER Version Link
Practice article on ecosystem
SEP (Science and Engineering Practice): Analyzing and Interpreting Data
CCC (Crosscutting Concepts): Systems and System Models
CCC (Crosscutting Concepts): Systems and System Models
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download the "Practice Article on an Ecosystem" worksheet from CANVAS
2. Click on this link: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/busy-beavers-may-be-speeding-thaw-of-arctic-permafrost and we will work together on this article to analyze what is happening and why
1. Download the "Practice Article on an Ecosystem" worksheet from CANVAS
2. Click on this link: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/busy-beavers-may-be-speeding-thaw-of-arctic-permafrost and we will work together on this article to analyze what is happening and why
Small group ecosystem article
SEP (Science and Engineering Practice): Analyzing and Interpreting Data
CCC (Crosscutting Concepts): Systems and System Models
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download the "Team Ecosystem Practice" worksheet from CANVAS
2. Now click on the article for your team:
Team one: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/classroom-question/questions-disappearing-sea-ice-could-disrupt-arctics-food-web
Team two: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/bird-poop-helps-keep-coral-reefs-healthy-rats-are-interfering
Team three: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/lets-learn-about-coral-reefs
Team four: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/spider-tarantula-eating-weird-meals-strange-amazon-food-webs
Team five: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/underwater-meadows-appear-fight-ocean-germs
Team six: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/global-warming-climate-change-lobsters-ecosystems-migration
Team seven: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/americas-duck-lands-these-potholes-are-under-threat
Team eight: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/migrating-crabs-take-their-eggs-sea
CCC (Crosscutting Concepts): Systems and System Models
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download the "Team Ecosystem Practice" worksheet from CANVAS
2. Now click on the article for your team:
Team one: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/classroom-question/questions-disappearing-sea-ice-could-disrupt-arctics-food-web
Team two: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/bird-poop-helps-keep-coral-reefs-healthy-rats-are-interfering
Team three: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/lets-learn-about-coral-reefs
Team four: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/spider-tarantula-eating-weird-meals-strange-amazon-food-webs
Team five: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/underwater-meadows-appear-fight-ocean-germs
Team six: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/global-warming-climate-change-lobsters-ecosystems-migration
Team seven: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/americas-duck-lands-these-potholes-are-under-threat
Team eight: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/migrating-crabs-take-their-eggs-sea
photosynthesis
Carbon cycle
Ocean Ecosystem - National Geographic Oceans 101
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will learn about the Ocean as an ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT:
Read the article found at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/ocean/
Answer the questions on the Google Doc below
When you've completed the document upload it to Canvas to be assessed.
Students will learn about the Ocean as an ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT:
- National Geographic Read on Oceans Q/A
Read the article found at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/ocean/
Answer the questions on the Google Doc below
When you've completed the document upload it to Canvas to be assessed.
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Ocean Ecosystem - Identifying layers and organisms
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will learn about the Ocean as an ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT:
Go to page 3 of the National Geo assignment you turned in on Friday.
Watch the video
Answer the Questions and Complete the Diagram
When you've completed the document, upload it again to Canvas to be assessed.
Here is a great article about the different layers of the ocean: https://marinebio.org/oceans/open-ocean/
You want to have 3 characteristics of each zone/layer and 5 organisms that live in that zone
Students will learn about the Ocean as an ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT:
- Ocean Diagram - Part Two of National Geo Reading Assignment
Go to page 3 of the National Geo assignment you turned in on Friday.
Watch the video
Answer the Questions and Complete the Diagram
When you've completed the document, upload it again to Canvas to be assessed.
Here is a great article about the different layers of the ocean: https://marinebio.org/oceans/open-ocean/
You want to have 3 characteristics of each zone/layer and 5 organisms that live in that zone
whale feces ecosystem - what organisms are a part of this ecosystem?
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will learn about what species eats whom in a Whale Feces Ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT: Go to CANVAS and download the assignment: "Who eats Whom?"
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read the instructions carefully and follow them for each step.
2. Once you have completed the worksheet - turn it in to CANVAS
Students will learn about what species eats whom in a Whale Feces Ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT: Go to CANVAS and download the assignment: "Who eats Whom?"
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read the instructions carefully and follow them for each step.
2. Once you have completed the worksheet - turn it in to CANVAS
Whale Feces Ecosystem - The Food Web
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the food web found in a whale feces ecosystem
ASSIGNMENTS:
Whale Feces Ecosystem Drawing
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. On a piece of paper or in KAMI, draw out what you currently think the Whale Feces Food Web looks like.
2. Be sure that you label the organisms
3. Be sure that you label each organism's trophic level and use arrows to point to who is giving their energy to whom.
4. Save your drawing - you will revise it after reading and watching and learning more about this ecosystem and will also use it to help you study for the test.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the food web found in a whale feces ecosystem
ASSIGNMENTS:
Whale Feces Ecosystem Drawing
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. On a piece of paper or in KAMI, draw out what you currently think the Whale Feces Food Web looks like.
2. Be sure that you label the organisms
3. Be sure that you label each organism's trophic level and use arrows to point to who is giving their energy to whom.
4. Save your drawing - you will revise it after reading and watching and learning more about this ecosystem and will also use it to help you study for the test.
Whale Feces Ecosystem - Reading
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Click on the PDF below to read the article.
2. Use the Cornell Notes Template to take notes. Be sure to save your notes to your Google Drive Science Folder and that your notes are given a title.
1. Click on the PDF below to read the article.
2. Use the Cornell Notes Template to take notes. Be sure to save your notes to your Google Drive Science Folder and that your notes are given a title.
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Whale Poop Film Festival
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will research the extent of which whale feces ecosystems affect the global ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Students will watch four EdPuzzle videos on Whale and/or Ecosystems and then write a one-page over view of what they have learned.
Assignment Requirements:
1. Open up your whale feces food web and check it against your notes from your reading and the videos that you have watched. Make any changes that you need to at this time.
2. Time to study - You will want to use this food web and your essay to study for your test
Students will research the extent of which whale feces ecosystems affect the global ecosystem
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Students will watch four EdPuzzle videos on Whale and/or Ecosystems and then write a one-page over view of what they have learned.
Assignment Requirements:
- Take notes on four videos - be sure to write down the names of the videos so you can source your information.
- Write a one-page essay answering the question: "What is a Whale Feces Ecosystem and How does it work?" Be sure to include how this ecosystem connects in with the carbon cycle, and where does photosynthesis happen. When using evidence, be sure to source the information using sentence starters such as "According to National Geographic's video "How Finding Whale Poop Changed My Life" I learned that ...
- Upload your one page essay to CANVAS
1. Open up your whale feces food web and check it against your notes from your reading and the videos that you have watched. Make any changes that you need to at this time.
2. Time to study - You will want to use this food web and your essay to study for your test
Further sources to help you learn about whale feces ecosystem
Click on these links below to learn more:
https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/whale-poop-and-climate-change/
https://www.oceanodyssey.co.za/how-whale-poo-can-help-fight-climate-change/
https://www.parley.tv/updates/whale-poop-loop
https://blueocean.net/whale-poop-can-save-world/
https://www.livescience.com/8788-whale-poo-ocean-miracle-grow.html
https://uk.whales.org/green-whale/
https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/whale-poop-and-climate-change/
https://www.oceanodyssey.co.za/how-whale-poo-can-help-fight-climate-change/
https://www.parley.tv/updates/whale-poop-loop
https://blueocean.net/whale-poop-can-save-world/
https://www.livescience.com/8788-whale-poo-ocean-miracle-grow.html
https://uk.whales.org/green-whale/
Further sources to help you learn about photosynthesis
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further sources to help you learn about the carbon cycle
Photosynthesis
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will be introduced to the process of photosynthesis
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will be introduced to the process of photosynthesis
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Photosynthesis Game (link below) and Notes
- Photosynthesis Presentation and Notes
- Photosynthesis Nearpod and Notes
NEARPODRGBMPhttps://share.nearpod.com/vsph/swu75SG0Mu
9 December
Photosynthesis
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will review the process of photosynthesis and whale feces ecosystem
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Below you will find the Whale Poop Loop Assignment, click on the assignment and open it in Google Docs. If you need help with this, let Mrs. Smith know.
2. Click on the link at the top of the page (https://www.parley.tv/updates/whale-poop-loop) and watch the video and take notes in your science journal.
3. Answer the questions on the sheet, then upload it to Canvas to be reviewed by Mrs. Smith. You can reach Canvas through the Portal.
4. You will now use the notes that we have been taking on Photosynthesis to complete the Doodle Notes page. Yes you have to color it with colored pencils!
5. Once you've completed the Doodle Notes you are ready to take the Photosynthesis quiz!
Please think through all of these assignments and ask Mrs. Smith any questions you will have - we will be in the lab tomorrow doing a photosynthesis experiment and you will need to understand photosynthesis to explain what is going on in the lab.
Students will review the process of photosynthesis and whale feces ecosystem
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Whale Poop Loop Assignment
- Doodle Notes for Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis Quiz
1. Below you will find the Whale Poop Loop Assignment, click on the assignment and open it in Google Docs. If you need help with this, let Mrs. Smith know.
2. Click on the link at the top of the page (https://www.parley.tv/updates/whale-poop-loop) and watch the video and take notes in your science journal.
3. Answer the questions on the sheet, then upload it to Canvas to be reviewed by Mrs. Smith. You can reach Canvas through the Portal.
4. You will now use the notes that we have been taking on Photosynthesis to complete the Doodle Notes page. Yes you have to color it with colored pencils!
5. Once you've completed the Doodle Notes you are ready to take the Photosynthesis quiz!
Please think through all of these assignments and ask Mrs. Smith any questions you will have - we will be in the lab tomorrow doing a photosynthesis experiment and you will need to understand photosynthesis to explain what is going on in the lab.
10 and 11 December
Plants
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will learn about the parts of plants that are important for photosynthesis
Students will learn more about phytoplankton and its importance in the ocean food web
ASSIGNMENT:
Reading on photosynthesis and plants and creating a diagram of the parts of plants important for photosynthesis.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read the section on Biology 4 Kids http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_photosynthesis.html that explains the parts of plants involved in photosynthesis. AS WELL AS https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/plants/parts-plant/
2. Based on what you've read, create a diagram of how photosynthesis works in plants.
3. Now read this article about Phytoplankton and their role in the ocean food web. Take notes and draw out the parts of the food web that pertain to our phenomenon question.
12 and 16 December
Photosynthesis lab
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate the process of photosynthesis
WATCH VIDEO ON HOW TO DO THE LAB: http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-bio-lab-4-plant-pigments-photosynthesis You can use this video to help you get through the video step by step.
READ THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING LAB!
WATCH VIDEO ON HOW TO DO THE LAB: http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-bio-lab-4-plant-pigments-photosynthesis You can use this video to help you get through the video step by step.
READ THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING LAB!
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13 December
The Carbon Cycle
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will be introduced to the Carbon Cycle
ASSIGNMENTS:
Carbon and Oxygen
Students will be introduced to the Carbon Cycle
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Students will take notes while watching the following videos:
Carbon and Oxygen
- Students draw a diagram of the Carbon Cycle and the Water Cycle
17 December
Cellular Respiration
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Students will learn about Cellular Respiration
Students will review concepts having to do with carbon cycle and ecosystems
ASSIGNMENT:
Read the "Cellular Respiration" Document below to help you answer questions from the worksheet.
Students will learn about Cellular Respiration
Students will review concepts having to do with carbon cycle and ecosystems
ASSIGNMENT:
Read the "Cellular Respiration" Document below to help you answer questions from the worksheet.
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