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Unit Overview – Interactions Among Living Things

Unit Overview – Interactions Among Living Things.

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Unit Overview – Interactions Among Living Things

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  1. Unit Overview – Interactions Among Living Things Unit overview: This unit will lead students in understanding that the sun is the primary source of energy, and that organisms depend on one another as well as their environment for survival. Students will be able to use and create a food web to demonstrate that matter and energy are transferred and recycled among organisms and their environment. Refer to GPS Framework for acceptable tasks. General Concept Overview – food webs, energy pyramids, recycling of matter, carbon and nitrogen cycles, symbiotic/competitive relationships, biotic and abiotic factors

  2. Georgia Performance Standards Focus Content Standard Elements S7L1a. Demonstrate the process for the development of a dichotomous key. S7L1b. Classify organisms based on physical characteristics using a dichotomous key of the six kingdom system (archaebacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals). S7L4a. Demonstrate in a food web that matter is transferred from one organism to another and can recycle between organisms and their environments. S7L4b. Explain in a food web that sunlight is the source of energy and that this energy moves from organism to organism. S7L4c. Recognize that changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival • S7L1. Students will investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically. • S7L4. Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments.

  3. Georgia Performance Standards Essential Questions Characteristics of Science S7CS1. Students will explore of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works. S7CS2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations. S7CS3. Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations. S7CS4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating equipment and materials in scientific activities. S7CS6. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. S7CS7. Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively. S7CS8. Students will investigate the characteristics of scientific knowledge and how that knowledge is achieved. S7CS10. Students will enhance reading in all curriculum areas • Essential Questions: • Where does the energy in all ecosystems come from? • Why are there fewer animals than plants? • How is energy recycled between organisms and the environment? • How are food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids related? • How do relationships among organisms affect the ecosystem and its food webs? • What is the effect of biotic and abiotic factors on an ecosystem?

  4. Georgia Performance Standards Complementary Standards Elements S7L5a. Explain how physical characteristics of organism have changed over successive generations. • S7L5. Students will examine the evolution of living organism through inherited characteristics that promote the survival of organisms and survival of successive generations of their offspring.

  5. Monday, March 3 “Who gossips with you will gossip of you” Irish Proverb • Ecology Test Review • Jeopardy! • NB: The Real Cost of Cheap Food • Study for test tomorrow

  6. Tuesday, March 4“Continual cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom.” Irish Proverb • Ecology Test • Study Guide • SRQ #5 • The Real Cost of Cheap Food • SRQ #5 due Friday • QPA Study Guide due Friday

  7. Wednesday, March 5 A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures – Irish Proverb • Go over Test • QPA Review Sheet • SRQ#5 • NB: The Real Cost of Cheap Food QPA Sheet due Friday SRQ#5 due Friday

  8. Thursday, March 6 “Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within” – Irish Proverb • QPA Review Sheet • SRQ #5 due tomorrow • QPA Review Sheet and SRQ due tomorrow Happy Bday Graham and Josh L!

  9. Friday, March 7 “ The stars make no noise” – Irish Proverb • QPA Review Sheet • NB: Biomes: Precipitation and Biodiversity • Biomes • Bioaccumulation • SRQ #5 finish and turn in • The Real Cost of Cheap Food • QPA Schedule: • Mon – Science and CC1 • Tues – SS and CC2 • Wed – Language Arts • Fri - Math Happy Bday Devon!!

  10. Monday, March 10 A silent mouth is sweet to hear – Irish Proverb • QPA • NB: The Real Cost of Cheap Food • Assign Biome for Vacation Destination • QPA Schedule: • Mon – Science and CC1 • Tues – SS and CC2 • Wed – Language Arts • Fri - Math

  11. Tuesday, March 11 Questioning is the door of knowledge • Destination Vacation • Media Center • QPA Schedule: • Mon – Science and CC1 • Tues – SS and CC2 • Wed – Language Arts • Fri - Math Happy Bday Mary!!!

  12. Wednesday, March 12 “All sins cast long shadows” Irish Proverb • Destination Vacation • Gold Hall Computer Lab • QPA Schedule: • Mon – Science and CC1 • Tues – SS and CC2 • Wed – Language Arts • Fri - Math

  13. Thursday, 3.13.2013 “If God shuts one door, He opens another” Irish Proverb • Video and Questions: Deciduous Forest • QPA Schedule: • Mon – Science and CC1 • Tues – SS and CC2 • Wed – Language Arts • Fri - Math Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14

  14. Friday, 3.14.2014 “ You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind” Irish Proverb • Destination Vacation • Gold Hall Computer Lab • QPA Schedule: • Mon – Science and CC1 • Tues – SS and CC2 • Wed – Language Arts • Fri - Math Happy Bday Dawson!

  15. Monday, March 17 “ You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind” Irish Proverb • Mock CRCT • Destination Vacation • Gold Hall Computer Lab • CRCT Practice –5 quiz grades!! • Destination Vacation Presentation on Thursday • P 739 #1-3 due Friday • CRCTpractice Quizzes – 5 due by 4/21/2014 ALL living things are made of A. fibers. B. tissues. C. cells. D. organs.

  16. Tuesday, March 18 No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. Hal Borland • Video and Questions: Deciduous and Boreal Forest • Destination Vacation Presentation on Thursday • P 739 #1-3 due Friday • CRCTpractice Quizzes – 5 due by 4/21/2014 All of the processes listed below are necessary for life. digestionmitosisphotosynthesisrespirationAll four processes can be classified under the broader heading ofA. adaptation. B. evolution. C. homeostasis. D. metabolism.

  17. Wednesday, March 19 In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.Margaret Atwood • Destination Vacation • Gold Hall Computer Lab • CRCT Practice – 10 quiz grades!! • Destination Vacation Presentation on Thursday • P 739 #1-3 due Friday • CRCTpractice Quizzes – 5 due by 4/21/2014 Flowering plants are also known as A. echinosperms. B. gymnosperms. C. angiosperms. D. seed ferns.

  18. Thursday, March 20Happy International Day of Happiness! And the 1st day of spring! • Vacation Destination Presentations! • P 739 #1-3 due Friday • CRCTpractice Quizzes – 5 due by 4/21/2014 • Biomes Test Tuesday Suppose that a small species of flowering plant lives in a desert area. Over many thousands of years, the area changes to a forest. The plant remains small in size, but undergoes other changes to adapt to the new environment which allows less light to the developing plant. Which of these changes is likely? A. development of deeper roots B. development of thick cuticle C. development of thorns D. development of larger and broader leaves

  19. Friday, March 21 From the end spring new beginnings.Pliny the Elder • Turn in Homework • Finish Presentation • Biome Video • Biomes Test Thursday! • CRCTpractice Quizzes – 5 due by 4/21/2014 What pair of cell structures are found in plant cells, function in protecting the cell and making food, and are not found in animal cells? A. cell membrane and ribosomes B. cell wall and chloroplasts C. mitochondria and a nucleus D. flagella and Golgi bodies Happy Bday Mara, Courtney, Mrs. McMenamin,and Evan!!

  20. Monday, March 24Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain • Science World • ALL 5 SciencePracticeQuizzes due by April 21 –On-line Practice Quizzes The number of spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest has decreased dramatically over the last twenty years. Which of these changes MOST LIKELY caused this decrease in the population size of the species? A. Rainfall has greatly increased in this area. B. A new ranger station was built in this area. C. A communications tower was put up in this area. D. Old-growth forests have been cut down in this area. Happy Bday Alexis!

  21. Tuesday, March 25 • Finish Presentations • Video: Grasslands • Venn Diagrams • Biomes Test Friday • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 21 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. Hannah More

  22. Wednesday, March 26 To err is human; to forgive, divine. Alexander Pope • Gold Hall Computer Lab – Work on CRCTpracticeQuizzes • Field Trip • Biomes Test Friday • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 21 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes

  23. Thursday, March 27 Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain • Test Review and Catch up • Biome Venn Diagrams • Biomes Test Friday • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 19 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes

  24. Friday, March 28 The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.Mahatma Gandhi • Biomes Test • Human Body Discussion Cards/paragraph • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 19 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes

  25. Monday, March 31Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.Oscar Wilde • Computer Lab – CRCT practice quizzes • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 19 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes

  26. Unit Overview: The Human Body • Unit Overview: This unit will lead students through investigations of organism’ organization from basic to complex. Students will investigate processes that are associated with systems such as digestions, respirations, excretion etc.  • General Concept Overview – levels of cellular organization, roles of systems. Interaction of systems, homeostasis

  27. Standards • Focus Content Standard • S7L2. Students will describe the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems • Elements • S7L2c. Explain that cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into systems, and systems into organisms. • S7L2d. Explain that tissues, organs, and organ systems serve the needs cells have for oxygen, food, and waste removal. • S7L2e. Explain the purpose of the major organ systems in the human body (i.e., digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, control, and coordination, and for protection from disease).

  28. Enduring Understandings • Organ systems serve the needs cells have for oxygen, food, and waste removal. • Major organ systems are interdependent. • There is a hierarchal relationship between levels of organization. • Essential Questions • How do organ systems maintain homeostasis? • How do major organ systems interact with one another to keep the body alive? • How are the levels of organization related?

  29. Monday, March 10 A silent mouth is sweet to hear – Irish Proverb • Flow Map: Levels of Organization • Flow Map: Homeostasis • Q&A: Consumption of Carbonated Beverages by Teenage Girls Associated with Bone Fractures

  30. Tuesday, March 11 Questioning is the door of knowledge • Homework on your desk • Flow Map: Skeletal System • Bones and Muscles to Memorize • Around the World • Silly Skeletons • Finish Flow Map • Bones and Muscles Test next Tuesday Happy Bday Mary!!!

  31. Wednesday, March 12 “All sins cast long shadows” Irish Proverb • Flow Map: Muscular System • Around the World • Silly Skeletons • Bones and Muscles Test next Tuesday

  32. Thursday, 3.13.2013 “If God shuts one door, He opens another” Irish Proverb • Video Q&A: Skeletal and Muscular Systems • Silly Skeletons • Bones and Muscles Test next Wednesday Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14

  33. Friday, 3.14.2014 “ You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind” Irish Proverb • Computer Lab: Bones Web Quest • Around the World • Bones and Muscles Test next Wednesday Happy Bday Dawson!

  34. Monday, March 17 “ You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind” Irish Proverb • Flow Map: Integumentary System • Color Lab • Bones and Muscles Test Friday • Finish Color Lab – due Thursday

  35. Tuesday, March 18 • Chapter Enrich Worksheet – ALL of it! • Pre-Lab – Sweaty Skin p 461 • Color Lab • Silly Skeletons • Color lab due Thursday • Silly Skeleton due Thursday • Bones and Muscles Test Friday

  36. Wednesday, March 19 • Color Lab • Sweaty Skin • Sweaty Skin p 461 – Lab Report due at the end of class • Color lab due Thursday • Silly Skeleton due Thursday • Bones and Muscles Test Friday

  37. Thursday, March 20 • Computer Lab: CRCT Practice Quizzes • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 19 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes • Color lab due Thursday • Silly Skeleton due Thursday • Bones and Muscles Test Friday

  38. Friday, March 21 • Bones and Muscles Test • Sweaty Skin • Bones and Muscles Test • Sweaty Skin p 461 • ALL 5 Practice Quizzes due by April 19 – ScienceCRCTpractice #1-5 • On-line Practice Quizzes Happy Bday Mara and Evan!! Happy Bday Courtney!!

  39. Turn in • Sweaty Skin • yesterday • Human Body Business Cards

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