1. Title today’s notes Day 5- Matter cycles
Objective: Define Matter and describe how matter moves in an ecosystems.

2. Test on Friday Levels of organization Energy in ecosystems
Populations, Community, Biomes etc.
Abiotic and Biotic
Energy in ecosystems
Autotrophs, Heterotrophs, Omnivores etc.
Food Webs, Food chains and energy pyramids
Interactions in ecosystem
Symbiosis
Predator Prey
Cooperation

3. Plan for today Talk about how matter moves in an ecosystem
Finish symbiosis pamphlet
Start the biochemical cycle webquest
Find your file in the back of the room and take back your graded work

4. What is matter
In your notebook write down anything that comes to mind when you hear the word Matter.

5. #1.4 Aim:
Where do we get matter for life?
Agenda
QOD (5)
Lesson: matter cycles (15)
Activity: the life of a water droplet (15)
Summary
Share (5)
No HW
Matter for life
Matter - anything that has mass and takes up space, “stuff”

6. Examples of matter Water Air Minerals
#1.4 Aim:
Where do we get matter for life?
Agenda
QOD (5)
Lesson: matter cycles (15)
Activity: the life of a water droplet (15)
Summary
Share (5)
No HW
Examples of matter
Water
Air
Minerals
All of the stuff that organisms need to live.

7. So…where does it come from?
#1.4 Aim:
Where do we get matter for life?
Agenda
QOD (5)
Lesson: matter cycles (15)
Activity: the life of a water droplet (15)
Summary
Share (5)
No HW
Law of conservation of mass (matter)
Matter can never be created or destroyed.
So…where does it come from?
Energy is used up, but matter is recycled!
The same old matter just keeps going around and around

8. Matter cycles 1. Finish your Symbiosis Pamphlet
2. Complete the Biochemical cycle webquest handout.