Unit 1

Unit 1-The Living World: Ecosystems

Three different ways to learn material for this chapter:

Link to Book-read Chapter 3 pages 82-107

Slides for Unit 1

Mrs. Campbell's Videos

Mr. Smedes' Videos

Week 2

1.1 Ecosystems

1.9 Trophic Levels, 1.10 Energy Flow

• Lab: Owl Pellets

1.8 Primary Productivity

• Lab: GPP, NPP and Productivity

1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs

Week 3

1.4 Carbon Cycle

• Start EcoColumn Lab

• Activity: Exploring the Carbon Cycle

1.5 Nitrogen Cycle

• Continue EcoColumns

1.6 Phosphorous Cycle

• Activity-Crash Course-Nitrogen and Phosphorous Cycles

Week 4

1.7 Hydrologic Cycle

• Video-Gorongosa's Water Cycle

• Video-Gorongosa

• Video-NASA Earth's Water Cycle

1.2 Terrestrial Biomes, 1.3 Aquatic Biomes

• TedTalk-Feedback Loops

• Climatogram Graphing Activity

Review for Unit 1 Test on Monday!