Focus: Ecology (study of organisms interaction within their environment)

Driving Question: How do ecosystems change over time?

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Above and Beyond CATEGORY Presentation 4 Your presentation is organized well, easily understood, and it is also quite creative. 3 Presentation is organized, and is creative or neat. 2 Presentation is one of the following: -organized -understandable -creative There are 3-4 errors in your good writing practices. 1 Presentation does not meet expectations.

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Reading Cause/Effect.

Focus Questions -see back Vocabulary: -Ecosystem -Organism -Food Chain/web -Producer -Consumer -Decomposer -Scavenger Defining at least 4 words in detail with examples.

Good writing practices are met: -Proper grammar -Complete sentences -Proper capitalization -Proper punctuation -Proper spelling Proved a detailed description of the cause/effect relationship between organisms and their environment with examples. 8-10 questions are answered, and described in detail.

There is 1-2 errors in your good writing practices.

There are 5 or more errors in your good writing practices.

Proved a detailed description of the cause/effect relationship between organisms and their environment. 5-7 questions are answered, and described in detail.

Proved a description of the cause/effect relationship between organisms and their environment. 2-5 questions are answered, and described in detail.

You did not answer the question.

0-1 questions are answered, and described in detail.

At least 4 of the words are defined.

3 of the words are defined.

1-2 of the words are defined with.

0-1 of the words are defined.

Enduring Understanding: Aquatic, terrestrial, and human-made ecosystems consist of diverse living and non-living components that change over time and among geographic areas. Big Ideas: Organisms have basic needs for survival. Living things depend on the environment to meet their basic needs.

You may use the various materials provided in the room. You may also use www.fossweb.com , Sirs database , www.nettrekker.com, and various Internet search engines. Another possible resource could be www.studyisland.com Science Adaptation and SurvivalOrganism ClassificationEcosystem Energy. **STEM Opportunity** Observe the ecosystem set up that we have in class. Write down what you see daily under your microscope. What predictions/inferences can you make based on what you see. Keep an ongoing log of what is happening? Include how you think this relates to ecosystems that we see everyday? Focus Questions/Objectives to Answer (Choose any 4): What factors affect an organism's ability to meet its needs? How do organisms interact with each other and their environment (food, space, water)? Describe an example of an organism interacting in its habitat. Describe positive interactions between organisms in their habitat (pollination, seed dispersal, etc Explain the roles of producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers within a food chain of your choosing. Explain how changes in an organisms environment can be beneficial and how they could be harmful to the organism. What are invasive species and how can they be good and/or bad for the environment? Student Questions (Choose any 4): How many ecosystems are there? If one ecosystem is eliminated, will it effect others? Would an ecosystem expand/die if the organisms left? Can two different organisms make babies? What do organisms need to thrive in their environment? Is there an extinct organism that is extinct because of the human race? What would happen if there were another ice age? What would happen if the polar ice caps melted? What would happen if the plants were gone? Self-Check: Based on using the rubric for my self assessment, I made these adjustments to my work: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Total from Rubric (20 points): ___________ Letter Grade: __________ Teacher Comments: