Unit 1 - The Living World: Ecosystems

Timeline (per College Board): 9 block periods - 6-8% AP Exam Weighting

Timing Document (Planning Document for Mr. Higgins)

AP Central Videos:  A single point is assigned for each video (Lab & Classwork category). Students earn this point if they have watched the videos at 80% completion before the review presentation. 

It is an expectation that students take their own notes before Mr. Higgins presents his slides. 

'She Cartoons' Daily Video packets are only available as prints in person due to copyright. 

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• Topic - 1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems

  • Textbook Reference - Modules 1, 2 and 20

  • AP Classroom Videos -  1.1 - Introduction to Ecosystems (Daily Video 1),  1.1 - Introduction to Ecosystems (Daily Video 2) , and 1.1 - Introduction to Ecosystems (Daily Video 3) 

  • Review Slides -  1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems

• Activity - Predator / Prey Graphing

  • Student Print

  • Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)

• Lab - Predator / Prey Interactions

  • Student Print

  • Part 1: Pre-reading (Homework)

  • Part 2: Pre-Lab Exercise (15 Minutes)

  • Part 3: Collecting Data (45 Minutes)

  • Part 4: Post-Lab Questions (labelled 'Lab Report' in print) (15 Minutes)

  • Part 5: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)

• Topic - 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes

  • Textbook Reference - Module 12

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes (Daily Video 1), 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes (Daily Video 2), and  1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes (Daily Video 3)

  • Review Slides -  1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes

• Activity - Climatograms Practice

  • Instructions - Student Print 

  • Part 1: Student Anlysis (30 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)

• Topic - 1.3 - Aquatic Biomes

  • Textbook Reference - Module 13

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.3 - Aquatic Biomes (Daily Video 1),  1.3 - Aquatic Biomes (Daily Video 2), and  1.3 - Aquatic Biomes (Daily Video 3)

  • Review Slides -  1.3 - Aquatic Biomes

• WEATHER DEPENDENT - Pond Nature Walk

  • Part 1: Student Analysis (90 Minutes)

• Topic - 1.4 - The Carbon Cycle

  • Textbook Reference - Module 7

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.4 - The Carbon Cycle (Daily Video 1), and 1.4 - The Carbon Cycle (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides -  1.4 - The Carbon Cycle

• Activity - Carbon on the Move (Lisa Baig)

• Student Download (Must be downloaded and opened in PowerPoint)

• Student Note Print

• Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)

• Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)

• Topic - 1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle

  • Textbook Reference -  Module 7

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle (Daily Video 1), and 1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides -  1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle

• Topic - 1.6 - The Phosphorus Cycle

  • Textbook Reference - Module 7

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.6 - The Phosphorus Cycle (Daily Video 1)

  • Review Slides -  1.6 - The Phosphorus Cycle

• Topic - 1.7 - The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle

  • Textbook Reference - Module 7

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.7 - The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle (Daily Video 1)

  • Review Slides -   1.7 - The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle

• Topic - 1.8 - Primary Productivity

  • Textbook Reference - Module 6

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.8 - Primary Productivity (Daily Video 1),  1.8 - Primary Productivity (Daily Video 2), and 1.8 - Primary Productivity (Daily Video 3)

  • Review Slides -   1.8 - Primary Productivity

• AP Central Lab #1 -  An Investigation of Net Primary Productivity of Aquatic Plants

  • Part 1: Prelab Activity (15 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Lab Investigation (90 Minutes)

  • Part 3: Analysis (30 Minutes)

  • Part 4: Discussion and Conclusion (15 Minutes)

• Topic - 1.9 - Trophic Levels

  • Textbook Reference - Module 6

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.9 - Trophic Levels (Daily Video 1), and 1.9 - Trophic Levels (Daily Video 2)

  • Review Slides -   1.9 - Trophic Levels

• Topic - 1.10 - Energy Flow and the 10% Rule

  • Textbook Reference - Module 6

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.10 - Energy Flow and the 10% Rule (Daily Video 1)

  • Review Slides -   1.10 - Energy Flow and the 10% Rule

• Activity - Ecological Pyramids POGIL (Mrs. Slovacek) 

  • Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Review (15 Minutes)

• Topic - 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs

  • Textbook Reference - Module ???

  • AP Classroom Videos  -  1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs (Daily Video 1), 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs (Daily Video 2), and 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs (Daily Video 3)

  • Review Slides -   1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs

• Lab - Intraspecific and Interspecific Competition 

  • This experiment will run its course over 3 weeks. 

  • Student Print

  • [60 Minutes Setup, 10 Minutes Data Collection x5]

  • Needs to include graphs as a requirement. The experiment needs to run 20 days to see the competition. 10 days was to short to see that the plants that were not competing would be taller / healthier. 

• Lab - Owl Pellet Dissection 

  • Part 1: Setup (15 Minutes)

  • Part 2: Dissection and Counting (45 Minutes)

  • Part 3: Analysis Work (45 Minutes)

  • Part 4: Analysis Work (45 Minutes)

  • Part 5: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)