PTT:
1) Grab a table of contents from the front of the room.
2) Paste it in your notebook on p. 106
3) Write the unit title on p. 107
4) Watch this video by famous scientist Carl Sagan: "The Pale Blue Dot"
Task 1:
1) Get a "Planet Earth: Biomes Notes" worksheet
2) Take notes about the different "scenes" as we watch the video - the different scenes represent different biomes (also called ecoregions) on the Earth.
3) Tape the worksheet into the notebook on p. 108 when the lesson is done
Closure:
Update your table of contents to include pages 106-108
Homework:
Create your ecology cover page - this should include images and words that relate to ecology
Week 27, Day 2
PTT:
1) Open your notebook to p. 109
2) Title the page: Biomes Map
3) Record the date
4) Record the Goal Question: How are biomes distributed throughout the world?
5) Grab a map from the front of the room
Task 1:
1) Color your map according to one of the images below. You do not need to use the same colors, but as a rule leave white for the permanent ice. Also, try not to use blue for land as it represents water!
This is a map that matches pretty well with what our projects in class will go with. The only biome we'll discuss that is not included here is the Mediterranean Chaparral Biome.
This is a more complex biome map. This was from the Grade 12 Ecology Textbook. It has divided out some biomes into more groups. Depending on how specific an ecologist wants to be, many biome maps will have differences. This also occurs because the transition between one biome and the next is actually gradual - there's no strict line about where the boreal forest transitions into a deciduous forest. There will be places along this border line where there are both. You'll notice that this includes the Mediterranean Chaparral but also has many other more specific biomes (it divides the tundra into arctic tundra and alpine tundra, for example).
2) Tape your map to p. 109
3) If you have time, take a look at these other biomes map on google images. You will be able to see how many different versions there really are.
Task 2:
1) Turn to p. 110 in your science notebook
2) Record the date and title the page: Biomes Notes
3) Record the Goal Question: What are the characteristics of the different biomes?
4) Use the following presentation to take notes about the different types of biomes. You can use pages 110-111 for notes. Add drawings, symbols, and sketches to help you remember the characteristics of each biome. You don't need to record everything: notes should include the main ideas, the most important details, and enough for you to understand each of the biomes.
Task 3:
1) Consider this: As you saw in the google images link under task 1, not everyone agrees what all the biomes are or where the borderlines lie (and this changes as the climate changes). In fact, many consider Monterrey to not even be part of a particular biome. Why do you think that is?
2) Do some more research about the biomes to see if you can add more to your notes
Closure:
Talk to your seat partner about the day's goal question: can you identify characteristics of the different biomes?
Homework:
Review the biomes notes - there might be a short quiz about the different biomes in our next class
Week 27, Day 3
PTT:
1) Open your notebook to pages 110-111
2) Complete the notes from the previous day's lesson
The presentation is here.
Task 1:
1) Turn to p. 112 in your science notebook
2) Record the date and the title: Factors Affecting Biomes
3) Record the Goal Question: What environmental factors affect biomes?
4) Use the following presentation to take notes about the factors that affect biomes Factors Affecting Biomes Presentation
Task 2:
1) Turn to p. 113
2) Record the date and title the page: Biomes Graphic Organizer
3) Take the information you have learned this week and create a graphic organizer that shows what you know about the biomes and the factors that affect them. This can be a web or a concept map or something else of your choice to show what you have learned related to the goal questions of this week.
Task 3:
1) Find a partner and get a set of the biomes cards
2) Complete the biomes card sort to practice your understanding of the biomes
3) Discuss with your partner:
Did you notice a difference between these biome options and the notes from yesterday? Were any missing? Why do you think the list might not be the same?
Closure:
On the bottom of page 113, answer the 2 goal questions for this week - what are the characteristics of the different biomes, and what are the factors that affect biomes?
Homework:
Review the biomes notes - there will be a short formative quiz about the different biomes in our next class
2) When you are done, do NOT go on to task 1. Instead, you can do the following while you wait for everyone to finish:
- Update your table of contents (p. 106)
- Decorate your Ecology unit cover page on p. 107
- Add details, color, and drawings to your Biomes Graphic Organizer on p. 113
Task 1: Project Introduction
1) As a class, watch this video:
Task 2:
Group and biome assignments:
I will share these with periods 1 and 5 in person.
Period 7, please watch this video to find out your group and biome assignments:
Task 3: Project Work
1) Check your google science folder called - for example - "P6 Science 7: Davis, Rachel"
2) In this folder should be a file for the Interstellar Ecology project - it will already be shared with you and your partners
3) Begin working on part A of the research packet - you need to find out and decide on the important abiotic details of the biome on the planet you are proposing for colonization.
- Refer to the notes you recorded in your notebook.
- You can use the links collected here at my diigo as a starting point.
- Other resources can be found on the internet searching for your particular biome, in books you can borrow from the ASFM library, and in videos you can find on YouTube or elsewhere.
- If there's a Planet Earth episode for your biome, that would be a good resource to watch at some point.
Closure:
1) Assess what needs to be completed related to part A of your project research (the biomes notes). What do you still need to decide? What do you need to look up? What resources could you use that are in the library?
Week 27, Day 1
Table of Contents
1) Grab a table of contents from the front of the room.
2) Paste it in your notebook on p. 106
3) Write the unit title on p. 107
4) Watch this video by famous scientist Carl Sagan: "The Pale Blue Dot"
Task 1:
1) Get a "Planet Earth: Biomes Notes" worksheet
2) Take notes about the different "scenes" as we watch the video - the different scenes represent different biomes (also called ecoregions) on the Earth.
3) Tape the worksheet into the notebook on p. 108 when the lesson is done
Closure:
Update your table of contents to include pages 106-108
Homework:
Create your ecology cover page - this should include images and words that relate to ecology
Week 27, Day 2
PTT:
1) Open your notebook to p. 109
2) Title the page: Biomes Map
3) Record the date
4) Record the Goal Question: How are biomes distributed throughout the world?
5) Grab a map from the front of the room
Task 1:
1) Color your map according to one of the images below. You do not need to use the same colors, but as a rule leave white for the permanent ice. Also, try not to use blue for land as it represents water!
This is a map that matches pretty well with what our projects in class will go with. The only biome we'll discuss that is not included here is the Mediterranean Chaparral Biome.
This is a more complex biome map. This was from the Grade 12 Ecology Textbook. It has divided out some biomes into more groups. Depending on how specific an ecologist wants to be, many biome maps will have differences. This also occurs because the transition between one biome and the next is actually gradual - there's no strict line about where the boreal forest transitions into a deciduous forest. There will be places along this border line where there are both. You'll notice that this includes the Mediterranean Chaparral but also has many other more specific biomes (it divides the tundra into arctic tundra and alpine tundra, for example).
2) Tape your map to p. 109
3) If you have time, take a look at these other biomes map on google images. You will be able to see how many different versions there really are.
Task 2:
1) Turn to p. 110 in your science notebook
2) Record the date and title the page: Biomes Notes
3) Record the Goal Question: What are the characteristics of the different biomes?
4) Use the following presentation to take notes about the different types of biomes. You can use pages 110-111 for notes. Add drawings, symbols, and sketches to help you remember the characteristics of each biome. You don't need to record everything: notes should include the main ideas, the most important details, and enough for you to understand each of the biomes.
Link to the Biomes Presentation
Task 3:
1) Consider this: As you saw in the google images link under task 1, not everyone agrees what all the biomes are or where the borderlines lie (and this changes as the climate changes). In fact, many consider Monterrey to not even be part of a particular biome. Why do you think that is?
2) Do some more research about the biomes to see if you can add more to your notes
Closure:
Talk to your seat partner about the day's goal question: can you identify characteristics of the different biomes?
Homework:
Review the biomes notes - there might be a short quiz about the different biomes in our next class
Week 27, Day 3
PTT:
1) Open your notebook to pages 110-111
2) Complete the notes from the previous day's lesson
The presentation is here.
Task 1:
1) Turn to p. 112 in your science notebook
2) Record the date and the title: Factors Affecting Biomes
3) Record the Goal Question: What environmental factors affect biomes?
4) Use the following presentation to take notes about the factors that affect biomes
Factors Affecting Biomes Presentation
Task 2:
1) Turn to p. 113
2) Record the date and title the page: Biomes Graphic Organizer
3) Take the information you have learned this week and create a graphic organizer that shows what you know about the biomes and the factors that affect them. This can be a web or a concept map or something else of your choice to show what you have learned related to the goal questions of this week.
Task 3:
1) Find a partner and get a set of the biomes cards
2) Complete the biomes card sort to practice your understanding of the biomes
3) Discuss with your partner:
Did you notice a difference between these biome options and the notes from yesterday? Were any missing? Why do you think the list might not be the same?
Closure:
On the bottom of page 113, answer the 2 goal questions for this week - what are the characteristics of the different biomes, and what are the factors that affect biomes?
Homework:
Review the biomes notes - there will be a short formative quiz about the different biomes in our next class
Week 27, Day 4
PTT:
1) Complete the formative quiz about biomes.
P1 Link:
http://goo.gl/forms/HTtWNTFR36
P5 Link:
http://goo.gl/forms/3wJsvbbxzv
P7 Link:
http://goo.gl/forms/DHQiSNX9JK
2) When you are done, do NOT go on to task 1. Instead, you can do the following while you wait for everyone to finish:
- Update your table of contents (p. 106)
- Decorate your Ecology unit cover page on p. 107
- Add details, color, and drawings to your Biomes Graphic Organizer on p. 113
Task 1: Project Introduction
1) As a class, watch this video:
Task 2:
Group and biome assignments:
I will share these with periods 1 and 5 in person.
Period 7, please watch this video to find out your group and biome assignments:
Task 3: Project Work
1) Check your google science folder called - for example - "P6 Science 7: Davis, Rachel"
2) In this folder should be a file for the Interstellar Ecology project - it will already be shared with you and your partners
3) Begin working on part A of the research packet - you need to find out and decide on the important abiotic details of the biome on the planet you are proposing for colonization.
- Refer to the notes you recorded in your notebook.
- You can use the links collected here at my diigo as a starting point.
- Other resources can be found on the internet searching for your particular biome, in books you can borrow from the ASFM library, and in videos you can find on YouTube or elsewhere.
- If there's a Planet Earth episode for your biome, that would be a good resource to watch at some point.
NOTE: You can review the final project rubric here.
Closure:
1) Assess what needs to be completed related to part A of your project research (the biomes notes). What do you still need to decide? What do you need to look up? What resources could you use that are in the library?