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Date |
Objective/ Procedure |
Handouts/
Labs |
Homework |
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3/14 |
Life in a Community
1. Reading: Populations and Ecosystems: Life in a Community:p.6-7
Answer Think Questions in Journal
2.Add
vocabulary to notebook:
Populations and Ecosystems
Vocabulary 1-8
to understand the roles within an ecosystem and the possible limits and
adaptations organisms make in order to survive
3. Complete p. 34
Overview:
Interactions of Life/Living Earth- Populations
to distinguish between producers, consumers, and decomposers
NJCCCS
5.1 &
5.5,
5.10
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34.Overview:
Interactions of Life/Living Earth- Populations
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Read Life Science Text p.
690-708 Complete p.34.Overview:
Interactions of Life/Living Earth- Populations
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3/15 |
Ecosystems Card Sort1.
Go over: 34.Overview:
Interactions of Life/Living Earth- Populations
to distinguish between producers, consumers, and decomposers
2.
Work in groups to sort picture
cards into categories based on definitions
of an individual, population, community, ecosystem
3.
Work in groups to sort picture
cards into categories based on definitions and then
come to a consensus as a class
NJCCCS
5.1 &
5.5,
5.10 |
18. Ecosystem Card- Sort Results/
Mini-ecosystem
Needs
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3/16 |
Study Island NJ ASK 8 Review
1. Prepare for NJ ASK by using the
the
Studyisland.com
website to review Science lessons:
Standard
5.8
Earth Science
2. Take
practice tests Review Standard
5.8
Earth Science
NJCCCS
5.1
,5.2
,
5.8
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3/17 |
Mini- Ecosystems1.
Set up terrestrial, aquatic, and milkweed bug habitats-
Prepare aquatic and terrestrial
habitats for the different organisms, worms, isopods, grasses,
guppies, daphnia, duckweed, Tubiflex worms, snails
2. Research the what
the organisms to and their predators to understand the dynamics of
the food web within the ecosystem
3.
Understand what
detritus means and which organisms use it for nutrition
NJCCCS
5.1 &
5.5,
5.10
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3/18 |
Ecosystems Card Sort-2
1.
Discuss Ecosystems Card Sort results and reasons for an Individual, Population,
Community, Ecosystem
2. Science
Journal- name an individual, population, community, and Ecosystem in the
mini-ecosystems
3.
Read p.
64-68 Miniecosystems create charts to keep track of the organisms
that are in the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, their food
sources, and potential predators and
observe
changes in terrestrial & aquatic Mini-ecosystems
NJCCCS
5.1 &
5.5,
5.10
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