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Big Idea:
Big Idea:
The characteristics of biomes determine the the biodiversity of the region.
Student Expectations:
Student Expectations:
Priority TEKS
Priority TEKS
7.10(A) [Readiness] observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms.
7.10(B) [Readiness] describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem.
Focus TEKS
Focus TEKS
7.10(C) [Supporting] observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat of a garden with weeds.
Ongoing TEKS
Ongoing TEKS
7.1(A) [Tools To Know] Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations
7.1(B) [Tools to Know] Practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials.
7.2(A) [Tools To Know] The student is expected to plan and implement comparative and descriptive investigations by making observations, asking well defined questions, and using appropriate equipment and technology.
7.2(E) [Ways to Show] analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predict trends.
7.4(A) [Tools To Know] use appropriate tools to collect, record, and analyze information, including life science models, hand lens, stereoscopes, microscopes, beakers, Petri dishes, microscope slides, graduated cylinders, test tubes, meter sticks, metric rulers, metric tape measures, timing devices, hot plates, balances, thermometers, calculators, water test kits, computers, temperature and pH probes, collecting nets, insect traps, globes, digital cameras, journals/notebooks, and other
7.4(B) [Tools To Know] use preventative safety equipment, including chemical splash goggles, aprons, and gloves, and be prepared to use emergency safety equipment, including an eye/face wash, a fire blanket, and a fire extinguisher.
Student Learning Targets:
Student Learning Targets:
- I will compare and contrast land and water biomes and the organisms that inhabit them.
- I will discuss the natural, predictable steps of ecological succession using pictures and diagrams.
- I will distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
- I will write about the weather, biodiversity, and human impacts of biomes using technology.
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- How does a biome’s abiotic factors determine the organisms that live there?
- How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem?
- How do human activities affect land & water biomes?
- How do Earth’s aquatic biomes differ in climate and the organisms that live there?
- How does primary, secondary, and aquatic succession restore equilibrium in an ecosystem?
Extra Information:
Extra Information:
Adopted Textbook: Texas STEM, McGraw-Hill
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