1. 1) Title Page and introduction Set up soil lab – growing beans in topsoil dressing and groups use different solutions of varying nitrogen concentration for watering. 2) Production and Consumption – Definition worksheet Symbiosis Presentation – mutualism, commensalism, ammensalism and parasitism – Tape and round worm case study. Symbiosis Worksheet 3) Food chains presentation – Autotroph discussion – Introduction into photosynthesis. 4) Food webs - Energy limitations of an ecosystem presentation, Energy, number and biomass pyramids, Keystone Species 5) Exotic species case study/presentation– Lamprey eel and Northern Snakehead. 6) Characterize Extinct and Endangered Species – Assignment introduction and Animal characterization – 1.5 periods research time in computer lab. Students must present their poster and characterize their research organism. 7) Tuna Case study of bioaccumulation and biomagnification Herbicides and pesticides – organochlorides, orgaonophosphates, carbamates. Implications of the use of such compounds in our system of monoculture Lesson: Biology Other N Science 9

2. 8) Nitrogen cycle. Traditional and Modern Farming Practices 9) Frogs as an indicator species. Monoculture and farming practices 10) Biotic factors and Abiotic factors that affect ecosystems. Limiting factors associated with ecosystems 11) Oh deer 12) Computer lab to plot results using excel – hand in discussion 13) 14) Carbon cycle – respiration photosynthesis circular relationship – Lesson BiologyOther N Science 10

3. 15) Characterize growth of plant experiment established on first day of unit. Students measure the growth of both the roots and shoots of their bean plants. Extra time Soil and It’s Formation – Acid rain 16) Project Research project…potential topics zebra mussel, deforestation of rainforests Pg 97 - 99 Pg 116 -117 Lesson BiologyOther N Science 10