1. Ecology Unit

2. Unit: Ecology Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 Objective: SWBAT describe the organization of organisms and use an energy pyramid to explain the rule of 10 percent. BR- 1.What is the smallest unit of life that can evolve? LESSON- 1.Organization of Organisms (populations, communities, etc) 2.Energy Flow and Pyramids 1.Rule of 10% 3.Begin Food Webs HW- Yabby Dam worksheet

3. Unit: Ecology Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 Objective: SWBAT use a food web to trace the flow of energy in an ecosystem. SWBAT describe the relationships in an ecosystem BR- 1.What is the 10% rule? What is a good reason to be an herbivore? LESSON- 1.Food Webs Clicker 2.Symbiotic Relationships HW-

4. Unit: Ecology Friday, Feb 24, 2012 Objective: SWBAT describe the relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. BR- 1.Define Autotroph and Heterotroph. Which are producers? Which are consumers? LESSON- 1.Go over yabby dam 2.Relationships notes and clicker HW- packing list for Biome Trip- DUE TUESDAY

6. Unit: Ecology Monday, Feb 27, 2012 Objective: SWBAT. BR- 1.? LESSON- Sci Inv Pull Out Day 1.CYCLES and Food web practice HW-

7. Unit: Ecology Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 Objective: SWBAT determine the climate of the 7 biomes. BR- 1.What is different about the way energy and nutrients move through our ecosystems? LESSON- 1.Go over cycles and food web sheets 2.Discuss Human Impact- N cycle, DDT HW- rough sketch of climatograph

8. Unit: Ecology Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 Objective: SWBAT draw a climatograph for their biome. BR- 1.Water cycle handout LESSON- 1.Form groups and make a climatograph 2.Biome clicker HW-

9. Unit: Ecology Thursday, March 1, 2012 Objective: SWBAT. BR- 1.List the following biomes from coldest to warmest: 1.Tropical Forest 2.Taiga/Coniferous forest 3.Temperate Forest 4.Tundra 2.List the following biomes from most to least precipitation: 1.Tropical Forest 2.Grasslands 3.Temperate Forest 4.Tundra LESSON- 1.REVIEW HW-

10. Unit: Ecology Friday, March 2, 2012 BR- 1.Turn in BR’s for Evolution and Ecology LESSON- 1.Ecology Quiz HW-