8.L.3

Instructions: Complete each of the standard assignments for your specific standard of focus before taking the Standard Quiz.

You must receive permission from your teacher before you can take the Unit Quiz. You must show the following in order to move on to the Unit Quiz:

• Evidence of at least 3 completed activities ( 2 written assignments/worksheets, 1 Non-written assignment) from each standard.
  • Written assignments can include notes taken, Summaries, and/or reflections on articles, videos, and slideshows.
  • Non written assignments include: Flashcards, Games (results), interactive simulations, Videos, etc. You must take a screenshot of the completion of these activities.
• A Score of 80 or above on each Standard Quiz

Once you have received permission, move on to the next section

If you do not receive permission - Your quiz grade will not count and you will retake it.

8.L.3.1 Standard:

Explain how factors such as food, water, shelter and space affect populations in an ecosystem

Assignments

• Factors Slideshow (written, read the powerpoint and write and answer the standards)
• Factors that affect the ecosystem video (written, 5 sentence summary)
• Factors Flashcards (non-written)
• Ecosystems vocabulary matching (non-written)

Standard Quiz

Standard Quiz - (80 or higher)

8.L.3.2 Standard:

Summarize the relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers including the positive and negative consequences of such interactions including: • Coexistence and cooperation • Competition (predator/prey) • Parasitism • Mutualism

Assignments

• Information highlights - Review before you start on the activities
• Ecosystems Flashcards (quizlet) (non-written)
• Symbiosis Video (non-written)
• Food Webs & Food Chains (Practice Quiz) (written, questions and answers)
• The producers, consumers, decomposers game (non-written)
• Ecological Interactions - (written, read the article and take notes on what you read, at least 10 points)
• Types of Interactions Mad minute - (written, complete #16-30, question and the answer)

Standard Quiz

8.L.3.2 Standard Quiz (80 or higher)

8.L.3.3 Standard:

Explain how the flow of energy within food webs is interconnected with the cycling of matter (including water, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen).

Assignments

• Food Webs Vocabulary Flashcards -(non-written)
• The nitrogen cycle - Watch the video, then test yourself (take a screenshot of results)
• The carbon cycle - Watch the video, then test yourself (take a screenshot of results)
• Carbon cycle article & questions - Read the article (click the link) and answer the questions
• Food webs - (non-written, watch the video, then test yourself!)
• Interpret these food webs and food chains (written, questions and answers)
• Whats's for Dinner? - Complete the questions for food webs & food chains on a separate sheet of paper (will count as 2 written assignments)
• Food Chain Game (non-written, Brainpop)

Standard Quiz

Food Webs: Energy flow Quiz - (80 or higher)

Practice Unit Quiz

Take this quiz to be sure you are ready for the Unit Quiz

Unit Quiz

(You must come get permission to take this quiz. I will expect to see work in your folder from each standard that you did not master. You will not be allowed to take the quiz unless you can show me your work.)

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When you finish with your quiz, your sheet should be signed off by your teacher so that you can move on to the next unit.