Unit 3--Analyzing Ecosystems

Vocabulary & Enrichment Links Below:

Unit 3--Analyzing Ecosystems Part 1 & Analyzing Ecosystems Part 2

Schoolyard Microhabitats 1

Schoolyard Microhabitats 2

Part 1: Ecosystems and Biodiversity:

Unit 3 Day 1--Microhabitats S.T. Shrew

Unit 3 Days 2-3--Microhabitat Virtual Tour and Nature Walk

Unit 3 Days 4-5--Biomes Investigation

Emergency Sub Plans Day 5

Unit 3 Day 6--Microhabitat, Biomes, Biodiversity Notes

Unit 3 Days 7-8--Biodiversity Activities

Unit 3 Day 9--Biodiversity Story

Unit 3 Day 10--Unit 3 Review and Quizizz

Unit 3 Day 11 and Day 12--Unit 3 Part 1 DCA and DCA Analysis

7.10 Organisms and environment. The student knows that there is a relationship between organisms and the environment. The student is expected to:

7.10A observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards biomes, support different varieties of organisms

7.10B describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem

Part 2: Changes in Ecosystems

7.8 Earth and space. The student knows that natural events and human activity can impact Earth systems. The student is expected to:

7.8B analyze the effects of weathering, erosion, and deposition on the environment in ecoregions of Texas

7.8A predict and describe how different types of catastrophic events impact ecosystems such as floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes.

7.10 Organisms and environment. The student knows that there is a relationship between organisms and the environment. The student is expected to:

7.10C observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat of a garden with weeds

7.8 Earth and space. The student knows that natural events and human activity can impact Earth systems. The student is expected to:

7.8C model the effects of human activity on groundwater and surface water in a watershed

Unit 3 Part 2 Days 1-3 (Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition)

Unit 3 Part 2 Days 4 & 5 (WED Notes and Catastrophic Events Carousel)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 5 (Catastrophic Events Video and Matching)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 6 (STEMS List 2 Quiz & Catastrophic Events)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 7 (Ecoregions of Texas)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 8 (WED & Catastrophic Events Quiz & Succession)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 9 (Begin Ecological Succession)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 10 (Ecological Succession)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 11 (Ecological Succession--Matching Activity)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 12 (Succession and Begin Watersheds)

Unit 3 Part 2 Days 13-16 (Watersheds, Aquifer in a Cup and Pollution Solutions)

Unit 3 Part 2 Day 17--Vocabulary Quizizz and Review

Sub Plans--11/12-11/14 (Review, DCA, Genetics)

Useful Links and information

Biomes of the World

Video Links

Biomes

Biodiversity

Top 10 Natural Disasters

Interactive Links

7.8B – Study Jams – Weathering & Erosion: Learn more about weathering and erosion by watching an animation and answering questions.

7.10C – Study Jams – Ecological Succession: Learn more about ecological succession and test your knowledge.

7.8C – Waterlife Game: learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries, food webs, and why estuaries are essential to both ocean life and to humans. .

7.8C – Nonpoint Source Pollution Awareness: Click on the places where you think someone's activities might be harming the environment and find out if you are right

7.8C – Groundwater Pollution Interactive: Click on the picture to find out what the causes of the various types of pollution are.

Video Links

Bill Nye: Weathering and Erosion

Weathering

Severe Weather