Term 1 (September 2011 - January 2012)
Ecosystems: Unit 1; Outline
Textbook: Pearson -Investigating Science and Technology (7)
Content:
(page 9)
- Explain Living things need to survive
- Describe an ecosystem
- Describe the interactions of producers, consumers, decomposers, and
non-living things in ecosystems.
Key Terms:
Ecosystem, Biome, Abiotic, Biotic, Species, population, community,
consumers, producers, decomposers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores,
detrivores, food chain, food web, predator, prey, habitat, photosynthesis,
chlorophyll, nutrients, organic matter, oxygen, producers, scavengers, species
Quick Lab: Biotic and Abiotic Elements (page 11)
What are the basic needs that are essential for the survival of Living Things?
(pages 12-13)
Quick Lab: Interactions of Living and Non-=Living Things. (page 15)
Unit (Check/Review) (page 16)
The Role of Producers ( page 17)
The Starting Point (page 17)
What are Producers? (page 18)
Photosynthesis? (page 18)
Plants and the Sun : Learning/Checkpoint) (page 20)
Assignment #1 (page 21)
Write a paragraph describing a species, population, and community of producers
in an ecosystem. (page 21)
Quick Lab: How an Abiotic Element affects Producers? (page 22)
Check/Reflect (page 23)
TO CONTINUE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
PRODUCERS and CONSUMERS in a Ecosystem (page 24- )
*Using a Chart, list the differences and similarities
*Starting Point (A13) Page 24
-Using a Chart, list the types of consumers, examples, and food eaten (p. 26)
*Special Consumers: Use a Chart to list the 'Special Consumers"
Give examples, and list food eaten by each.
*Some of the special consumers are harmful and beneficial. Explain?
Food Chains: Diagram an example. (p.27)
Food Web: Diagram and example
*Quick Lab: (p. 28)
Class Activity: (page 29)
Note: You and your partner will need a Glass jar with Lid!
-Check and Reflect (page 30)
- Chapter Review (pages 32-33)
Unit Review
Unit Test
