| Big Ideas: | Matter and Energy / Interdependence in Nature / Cellular Basis of Life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essential Questions: | How do living and nonliving parts of the Earth interact and affect the survivial of organisms? How do biotic and abiotic factors shape ecosystems? How have human activites shaped ecology? How are cell structures adapted to their functions? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary: ecology, energy flow, photosynthesis, food chain/webs, biogeochemical cycles, flow of matter, carrying capacity, successions, niche, community; cell, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, organelles, prokaryote, eukaryote, endocytosis, exocytosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Content | Skills | Asessment | Standards | Instructional Activities, Strat |
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| November | Ecology | Formative: | HS-LS1-2,3; HS-LS1-5,6,7; HS-LS2-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8; HS-LS4-4, 5 | Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Flow of Matter (Biogeochemical Cycles) | Show what an exothermic (oxidation-reduction) reaction involves and yields | Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecological Limits and Effects (Capacities, Populations, Stabilities, | Construct and utilize a food chain and food web using materials which include abiotic and biotic examples | Student Partipiation and Dialog | Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fluctuations, Influences, and Diversities) | Highlight a major contributor in the food web and in some biogeochemical cycles | Study Guide Assignments | Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Create 2-3 ecosystems and demonstrate how they all work together | Lab Practicles and/or Projects | Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chapter Quizzes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cytology | Reading / Vocabulary Exam | HS-LS1-1,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Histories and Theories (Early Observations and the Cell Theory) | Simulate cell membranes, fluid mosaic model, channel proteins, etc… | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size, Shape, and Differentiation (Examples (Monera, Protista, and | Observe and/or record characteristics of different types of cellsincluding protozoa | Summative: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somatic Cells); Stem Cells) | Observe osmosis across the membranes demonstrating various states of solutions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tell how cells ingest food by means of “bulk transport” | Chapter Exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (www.rm118.com) for Further Details and Information with Regards to the Curriculum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/science-and-computer-science/) for Further Details and Information on Indiana Standards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||