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Introduction
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Lesson 1 - What is an ecosystem? I
September 7, 2018Today we began talking about an ecosystem and the 5 basic needs it needs to meet in order or something to live there.
1.1 - Needs in an ecosystem
Lesson 3 - Biotic and Abiotic Elements in an Ecosystem I
September 11, 2018Today we began learning new vocabulary that we will be using throughout the ecosystems unit.
1.2 - biotic and abioticLesson 4 - Biotic and Abiotic Elements in an Ecosystem II
September 14, 2018Today we finished learning about some new terms and talked about how an ecosystem looks in terms of population and community. Students were given some practice work to help understand the new terms.
Lesson 5 - Biotic and Abiotic Elements in an Ecosystem III
September 17, 2018Students were given some practice work to help understand the new terms. They learned about the interaction between biotic and abiotic elements in an ecosystem.
Lesson 6 - Biotic and Abiotic Elements in an Ecosystem IV
September 18, 2018Today students applied their learning about biotic and abiotic factors by finding some examples, of their own, of different interactions found in an ecosystem.
1.3 Interactions in an EcosystemLesson 7 - Review for the Quiz
September 21, 2018The students and I reviewed all the important facts needed for the quiz.
1.1 - 1.2 ReviewLesson 8 - Tiger Prowl Assembly
September 25, 2018Students did not do the quiz today due to the Tiger Prowl assembly. We will be having the quiz on Friday September 28.
Lesson 9 - Quiz
September 28, 2018Today students did the quiz, we followed up by looking at the correct answers.
Lesson 10 - Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
October 1, 2018Today we began learning about the things organisms eat and how it affects the ecosystem.
1.3 Producers, Consumers, Decomposers1.3 - producers, consumers, decomposersLesson 12 - Food Chains and Webs II
October 12, 2018We reviewed the definitions of food chains and food webs. Students were given handouts to practice their understanding. Questions that were not complete in class are to be submitted next class.
DOC000.pdfLesson 13 - Revision for the Quiz
October 15 , 2018Today we went over the roles of organisms in an ecosystem, food chains and food webs.
1.3 - 1.4 ReviewLesson 14 - Quiz
October 16, 2018Today students did the quiz, we will take up the answers next class.
Lesson 15 - Changes in an Ecosystem I
October 19 , 2018Today we reviewed the answers from the quiz. Afterwards I began to tell stories to the students about different events that changed ecosystems.
ecosystemschange-141111135321-conversion-gate01.pdfLesson 16 - Changes in an Ecosystem II
October 22, 2018I finished the stories about changing ecosystems. They had to complete an exit ticket and tell me about the most interesting story they heard today and why.
Lesson 17 - Ecological Succession
October 23, 2018The students and I talked about primary and secondary succession in ecosystems.
1.5 - Ecological SuccessionLesson 18 - Human Impact
October 26, 2018Today we reviewed the material that some students owed me to make sure everyone knew where they stood. then the students and I began to discuss the positives and negatives of humans interacting with different ecosystems.
1.6 - The Human ImpactLesson 19 - Culminating Project I
October 29, 2018I finished and reviewed the human impact and began discussing the culminating assignment that will take over the next 3 classes.
Grade 7 Core - Culminating AssignmentLesson 20 - Culminating Project II
October 30, 2018Class 1/3: Students took the time in class to work on their culminating presentation. It is to be ready for November 6, 2018.
Lesson 21 - Culminating Project III
November 2, 2018Class 2/3: Students took the time in class to work on their culminating presentation. It is to be ready for November 6, 2018.
Lesson 22 - Culminating Project VI
November 5, 2018Class 3/3: Students took the time in class to work on their culminating presentation. It is to be ready for November 6, 2018.
Lesson 23 - Culminating Project V
November 6, 2018Students have been working very hard but have all said they need one more class period to practice and finish their presentation. For being such hard workers, I have extended the deadline to next class, Friday November 9.
Lesson 24 - Science Fair
November 9, 2018Students are presenting their work in the theme of a science fair inside class.
Lesson 25 - Science Fair
November 12, 2018Students are finishing presenting their work in the theme of a science fair inside class.
Lesson 26 - Unit Test Review
November 13, 2018Today we reviewed the material we have learned throughout the year so far for the unit test next Tuesday. Students were given a practice test to take home with them which we will take up next class.
Ecosystems Unit ReviewEcosystems Practice TestLesson 27 - Practice Test Revision and Kahoot
November 19, 2018We reviewed the answers to the practice test and with the time remaining we did a review kahoot.
Lesson 28 - Unit Test
November 20, 2018Today was the ecosystem unit test, once it was complete we had time to look over the answers to the test as a class.
Lesson 29 - Finishing up Ecosystems
November 23, 2018Today we took it easy with some kahoots about ecosystems.
Lesson 30 - Introduction to Structures
November 26, 2018We began our new unit about structures and how they are categorised. Students were given a hand out that we will correct together next class.
2.1 - Intro to Structures2.1 - Classifying StructuresLesson 31 - Form, Function, and Forces (External)
November 27, 2018Today we corrected the handout from last class. Afterwards, we started talking about the form, function, and forces (external) of a building. We will continue this lecture next class.
2.2 - Form, Function, and Forces (External)Lesson 32 - Form, Function, and Forces (External)
November 30, 2018Today we finishing talking about the form, function, and forces (external) of a building. We will be applying these concepts to our lab next week.
Lesson 33 - Lab 1
December 3, 2018Today we began our lab. Students had to build the tallest and strongest structure they could think of using 10 spaghetti sticks and 10 marshmallows. Those structures had to then be tested against wind and earthquakes. They had to do the lab and submit their findings. They also had to take a photo of the structure and have it in their Google Drive Science folder in their student account.
Lab Journal 1Lesson 34 - Internal Forces
December 4, 2018Today students finished their labs and handed them in. Afterwards we began our discussion on internal forces that impact buildings.
2.3 - Internal ForcesLesson 35 - Forces Review
December 7, 2018Today we discussed the concepts we have been covering over the past week and students did a crossword to help familiarize themselves with the terms.
Lesson 36 - Lab 2
December 10, 2018Today we began our second lab. Students had to build the strongest structure they could think of using 12 popsicle sticks sticks and 1 stick of hot glue. Those structures had to then be tested against at least one thick, hardcover textbook. They had to do the lab and submit their findings. They also had to take a photo of the structure and have it in their Google Drive Science folder in their student account.
Lab Journal 2Lesson 37 & 38 - Design for Safety
December 11 & 14, 2018Today I let students finish their labs to hand in. Afterwards, we discussed all the important things a designer and engineer have to consider when making a structure.
2.4 - Safety in StructuresLesson 39 - Review for the Quiz
December 17, 2018The students and I reviewed the concepts we have covered since the beginning of structures for their quiz next class.
Review for Quiz - StructuresLesson 40 - Quiz
December 18, 2018Today students did the quiz, we will take up the answers next class.