Science Unit 4
Ecosystems
Interdependent relationships
Trigger Assignment: Nature walk observing energy being produced and used in nature.
Text/Notes: Photocopy chapter 15, pages 315-331
Vocabulary: Taken from text and class conversations.
Project: Poster board, showing aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the interdependence between the plants and animals.
Section Review/Study Questions: Section review questions 15.1, 15.2, 15.3
Lab/Final Activity: Trip to fish hatchery, trip to Lewis Creek, hatch trout in the classroom
Essential Question (written response): How does an ecosystem create and use energy?
Quiz(s)/Test: closed note vocab tests; open note unit test
Ecosystems
Interdependent relationships
Trigger Assignment: Nature walk observing energy being produced and used in nature.
Text/Notes: Photocopy chapter 15, pages 315-331
Vocabulary: Taken from text and class conversations.
Project: Poster board, showing aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the interdependence between the plants and animals.
Section Review/Study Questions: Section review questions 15.1, 15.2, 15.3
Lab/Final Activity: Trip to fish hatchery, trip to Lewis Creek, hatch trout in the classroom
Essential Question (written response): How does an ecosystem create and use energy?
Quiz(s)/Test: closed note vocab tests; open note unit test
Millerton Research Questions
What river is it? When was it made? How big is it? What lives there, in and out of the lake? How much water is in it? What is it used for? Who runs it? Where does the water go? What environmental impact has it had on the area?
Nonnative Invasive Species Research Paper
Define the term Non-native Invasive Species.
Identify the species.
Tell where the species is originally from.
Describe how it got to California.
Tell what part(s) of California are affected.
Describe what is being done to control/eradicate it.
Describe the financial effects.
Explain the ecological effects.
Bibliography
Define the term Non-native Invasive Species.
Identify the species.
Tell where the species is originally from.
Describe how it got to California.
Tell what part(s) of California are affected.
Describe what is being done to control/eradicate it.
Describe the financial effects.
Explain the ecological effects.
Bibliography