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DO NOW V: 0 Answer on page 52… Monday March 21, 2014 Answer on page 52… 1. How does pollution affect the environment? 2. How do humans affect the environment?

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework Homework: Parasites and Kaibab Activity QUIZ today Today’s Agenda Review for Quiz Quiz Predator and Prey Graph

TEKS V: 0 Investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may compete for biotic and abiotic factors such as quantity of light, water, range of temperatures, or soil composition;

TEKS V: 0 Explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations.

Dry Erase Board Practice

Read and re-read the passage. Underline the question UNIT TEST V: 0 Read and re-read the passage. Underline the question Bubble important words Identify the key idea, write it in margin. Eliminate the wrong answers Select the correct answer ✓ Mass of an object

After the Quiz… Answer the following questions about the graph… 1. Which is the predator? Which is the prey? 2. What patterns do you notice? 3. At 20 weeks, why would the predator-prey relationship be different than at 25 weeks? Number of individuals Time (weeks)

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DO NOW V: 0 Answer on page 52… Monday March 21, 2014 Answer on page 52… 1. How does pollution affect the environment? 2. How do humans affect the environment?

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework Homework: Kaibab and Overfishing Article QUIZ Friday Today’s Agenda Goldfish Lab Conclusion Question

TEKS V: 0 Explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations.

Vocabulary V: 0 organism short-term environmental changes long-term environmental changes

EQs & Objectives V: 0 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: DAILY OBJECTIVES: How do organisms interact with their environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… Demonstrate how organisms compete for biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.

Gone Fishing Before we begin… Mission: Your group is a group of fisherman, and you are going fishing for a new cheesy fish. Your goal is to have the most fish after 8 fishing trips! Before we begin… Your group needs to decide how many you are going to eat. Disclaimer: You MUST leave ONE fish!!!

Gone Fishing Record the number of fish you caught. Record the population of fish after your fish have a chance to “reproduce.” Go fishing again. Must leave at least 1. Year 1 2 3 4 5* 6 7 8 Number of fish caught Population of fish

Overfishing Consequences What is happening? Sierra Leon Why does it matter?

Wrap-Up Answer the Conclusion Questions on the back of your page.

Post-Lab Answer the following questions about the graph… 1. Which is the predator? Which is the prey? 2. What patterns do you notice? 3. At 20 weeks, why would the predator-prey relationship be different than at 25 weeks? Number of individuals Time (weeks)

Exit Ticket If the red snapper was overfished, then the mullet population will… The shark population will…..

DO NOW V: 0 Tuesday March 21, 2014 On page __ select an answer and then EXPLAIN why. Alligators are large predators that eat many of the smaller, plant-eating animals in a swamp. How might removing the alligators from a swamp habitat create a decrease in vegetation? A) Meat-eating animals would begin eating plants. B) The plants in the swamp would get more sunlight. C) Plants would not be able to spread their seeds. D) More plant-eating animals would survive.

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework Homework: Kaibab and Overfishing Article QUIZ Friday Today’s Agenda Card Sort: RM 20 Reading Scenario Posters

TEKS V: 0 Explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations.

Vocabulary V: 0 organism short-term environmental changes long-term environmental changes

EQs & Objectives V: 0 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: DAILY OBJECTIVES: How do organisms interact with their environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… Describe short-term and long-term environment changes.

Card Sort V: 2 Sort the cards into two groups. Title your groups.

Reading V: 2 Read the handout and then resort your cards with new group titles. Review answers as a class and then record the correct answers in your INB.

Scenarios V: 2 Each table group will be given a scenario. Create a poster that answers the questions with that scenario.

DO NOW V: 0 Answer on page __... Wed/Thrs March 21, 2014 Answer on page __... Describe one short-term and one long-term environmental change.

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework Homework: Kaibab and Overfishing Article QUIZ Friday Today’s Agenda 4 Square The Dead Zone Dry Erase Board Review

TEKS V: 0 Explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations.

Vocabulary V: 0 organism short-term environmental changes long-term environmental changes

EQs & Objectives V: 0 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: DAILY OBJECTIVES: How do organisms interact with their environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… Explore human impact on ecosystems.

4 Square V: 0 In your INB, create 4 boxes and label the boxes with the following stems: Humans depend on the ocean ecosystem for… Runoff from land into streams and rivers have modified ocean ecosystems by… Artificial reefs have modified ocean ecosystems by… Humans’ use of resources have modified ocean systems by… 1 2 3 4

4 Square Videos V: 0 While watching the video clips, complete the 4 square sentence stems. Runoff: Dead Zone Runoff: Poisoned Waters Artificial Reefs Garbage Patch

Human Influence V: 1 The Dead Zone in the Gulf With a partner, complete the WebQuest.

Dry Erase Board Review V: 2

DO NOW V: 0 Answer on page __... Friday March 21, 2014 Answer on page __... List 3 ways that humans could affect a marine ecosystem.

Homework & Agenda V: 0 Homework Homework: Kaibab and Overfishing Article QUIZ Today Today’s Agenda Review Homework Quiz Reflection

TEKS V: 0 Explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations.

Vocabulary V: 0 organism short-term environmental changes long-term environmental changes

EQs & Objectives V: 0 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: DAILY OBJECTIVES: How do organisms interact with their environment? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… Demonstrate mastery of TEKs 8.11 C & D.

Review Homework V: 0

Read and re-read the passage. Underline the question QUIZ V: 0 Read and re-read the passage. Underline the question Bubble important words Identify the key idea, write it in margin. Eliminate the wrong answers Select the correct answer ✓ Mass of an object

Reflection V: 0 Reflection