Unit Question: How do humans rely on nature for resource extraction and use?
Skills: Use and design models to understand system interactions.
The Lorax (can this flex as a sub plan?) - Aug 31
Energy Transition in a Society (Kraig does Middle Earth - I might adapt this to the Fort Collins and Colorado Transition) - Sep 2
Connect to land project - Sep 3
Systems - does this include BGC diagrams - students make a system diagram and then say how it would change if a part were missing. Then ecology notes? Water cycle without trees. - Sep 4
Talk about Prairie Dog Game??? 2 days needed
Local Ecosystems - Prairie Dog Game? - Notes and basic review - then have students create the "game model." (Plants (except forests) and Animals - deeper dive into personal uses/connections). Advanced - could this be done digitally? Go outside for a day (biotic and abiotic factors - 15 minutes at 3 locations and they total up in the room) - Be very specific about features to indicate species variety. Which area is more biodiverse based on totals? What is a possible reason why? - Sep 8
Biomes - Sep 9
Tragedy of the Commons with a TED ed - Sep 10
Renewable Energy Transition (Kraig does Middle Earth - I might adapt this to the Fort Collins and Colorado Transition) - Sep 11
Test? (or do I use the end part as a project grade for the test) - Idea - Pick a product from a list. You need to outline at least 3 materials that make up that product. You need to explain the process of creating that material (like steel or plastic or glass). Where do the raw materials for that product come from? You do not need to determine the energy needs to extract or make the product. Use and underline at least ____ vocabulary words in your outline. Highlight where those raw materials come from (like a potential biome). Give a statement about how extracting that raw material could impact that biome (at least one impact). Graded - Criterion A rubric