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Title/Focus
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Science 7/8
Time
Duratio
n
35 minutes
Unit
Teacher
Robyn Volek
2. Trace and interpret the flow of energy and materials within an ecosystem
3. Monitor a local environment, and assess the impacts of environmental factors
on the growth, health, and reproduction of organism in that environment
4. Describe the relationships among knowledge, decisions and actions in
maintaining life-supporting environments
2.4 Identify mechanisms by which pollutants enter and move through the
environment, and can become concentrated in some organisms
3.3 Identify signs of ecological succession in local ecosystems
4.1 Identify intended and unintended consequences of human activities within local
and global environments
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Discover aspects of biomagnification
ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:
Products/Performan
ces:
Student work
Discussions
What is biomagnification?
How do our impacts affect ecosystems
Notebook
PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Videos:
Aral Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzvEW1FHc60
Lake Peigneur sinkhole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlrGkeOzsI
Johnstown Dam Disaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoObkmYseXY
Aral Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N-_69cWyKo
Biomagnifiaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZk6vcmLcKw
DDT Lets put it everywhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiCSvQvVys
Attention Grabber
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Introduction
Entrance slip on succession
Time
What is succession?
I expect students to be respectful of all members of the
classroom. I expect students to work well in a group setting or
individually. I expect students to try their best in my classroom.
1. Entrance Slip
2. Unintended Consequences
3. Biomagnification
5 min
Transition to Body
Body
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe
Time
Learning Activity
#1
Assessments/
Differentiation:
30 min
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning Activity
#3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Closure
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson
Time
Discussion
Observation
Observations of student work
Discussions and positive feedback
Tomorrow, we will discuss extinct, endangered, and threatened
species.
Sponge
Activity/Activities
Reflections from the
lesson