Unit 2: Endangered Species
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Daily Plans and Classroom Notes, Worksheets and Resources
Monday Sept 23: Racing Extinction Video Guide Racing Extinction Video (on Discovery Education...log in with your school google account) Homework: None Tuesday Sept 24: Finish Video and discuss Homework: Look at List of Endangered Species and narrow your choices to your top 3 (that you will research tomorrow) Wednesday Sept 25: RFP and Species Selection Chart RFP in Spanish Species Selection Chart in Spanish Pick your endangered species: List of Endangered Species: Use these links to do some basic research: World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species List IUCN Red List (download assessment .pdf about your species) Animal Planet Endangered Species Fact Sheets US Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Canadian Wildlife Federation Thursday Sept 26th: Biodiveristy(flipchart) Biodiversity, Richness and Abundance Biodiversity, Richness and Abundance in Spanish Video: Biodiversity from the "Wild Classroom" -Take myMCPS quiz on Biodiversity Friday Sept 27th: Test Corrections Ecosystem Services Tuesday Oct 1: Biodiversity Bouquet/DHS Ecosystem Services Wednesday Oct 2: Bird Island Bird Island in Spanish Thursday Oct 3: Bird Island Data chart for Bird Island with all ecoregion/bird values Friday Oct 4: Biodiversity Quiz- Make sure that you can: calculate species richness/abundance. Know what biodiversity it. Know population/community/ecosystem. Identify the type of ecosystem service Know a little bit about endangered species (from movie). Monday Oct 7th: Biome View Instructions (OPEN THIS) Biome Viewer Website Ocean Biome Information More Ocean Biome Information Changes that have happened to the Ocean If your species is found in multiple biomes then just pick one to research. List of endangered species pd 1 List of endangered species pd 3 List of endangered species pd 4 List of endangered species pd 5 List of endangered species pd 6 If you haven't picked an endangered species yet pick one that hasn't been chosen from your period. Endangered Species Research Folio Endangered Species Research Folio in Spanish Tuesday Oct 8th: Climatographs Wednesday Oct 9th: No School Thursday Oct 10th: Population Notes flipchart Population notes in english Population notes in spanish Friday Oct 11th: Quadrat Sampling (Outside) Quadrat worksheet english Quadrat worksheet spanish Pd 1 data Pd 3 data Pd 4 data Pd 5 data Pd 6 data Monday Oct 14: Virtual Lab: Estimating Population Size Click on estimating population size Measuring Populations Notes in english Worksheet for virtual population lab in english Worksheet for virtual population lab in spanish video on measuring populations 14_measuring_populations.pdf (notes from lesson) Tuesday Oct 15th: Limiting Factors of Populations Notes worksheet Limiting Factors of Populations notes in spanish Video on Limiting Factors CK-12 Link on Population Growth Factors .pdf of flipchart Wednesday Oct 16-Friday Oct 19: Duck Duck Growth Worksheet Duck Duck Growth Worksheet in Spanish .pdf of flipchart showing how to set up graphs Sunday Oct 20th: Happy Birthday Mrs. McGaffin Monday Oct 21st: Guidance in Biology Classes Tuesday Oct 22nd: Quiz on Populations- Covers everything under the resources under population vocabulary, Ways to measure/estimate populations and population growth. Know: What is a population? What is population density? Types of distributions: Random, Clumped, Uniform. Be able to describe what types of populations would be in the different distributions. Identify the best technique to measure a population (quadrats, mark and recapture/ transects. Be able to identify exponential growth on a graph and label the carrying capacity. Identify biotic and abiotic limiting factors. .pdf review for quiz Homework: Finish Pg 7 of Yellow Packet (see Sept 25 for links) Wednesday Oct 23: Cooperative and Group Behaviors worksheet (english) Cooperative and Group Behaviors worksheet (spanish) Videos: Starling flock Sardine School Ant Raft Dolphin Rodeo Azteca Ants in Brazil Eastern Garter Snake in Ohio Snakes in Canada Orcas Swarming Locusts Cooperative Care: Capuchin Monkeys Wildebeest Migration Elephants Caring for Young Lions, Buffalo, Crocodile Thursday Oct 24: Step 3 and Sept 4 Pg 8-10 of Yellow Packet World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species List IUCN Red List (download assessment .pdf about your species) Animal Planet Endangered Species Fact Sheets US Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Canadian Wildlife Federation Friday/Monday Oct 25/28: Before and After Pictures of Bay Food Web Honors Bay Food web capture sheet OL Bay Food web capture sheet Spanish Bay food web capture sheet Homework: Finish Yellow Packet Steps 3-4 (all but last chart) due Monday Tuesday Oct 29: Food Webs and Disturbances (Killer Whale, Otter and Sea Urchin) Worksheet in english Food webs and disturbances worksheet in spanish Video of Sea Urchins and kelp Wednesday Oct 30: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades HHMI Video HHMI Click and Learn Worksheet Thursday Oct 31: Online Simulation Online game Disturbances to Ecosystems (Primary and Secondary Succession) worksheet .pdf notes from class Friday Nov 1: Human Impact Article and Notes on Human Impacts Article and Notes in Spanish pdf of notes from flipchart Video on Invasive Species Monday Nov 4: Study Guide Enroll in Goguardian: Go to https://enroll.goguardian.com Pd 1 Code: G4G66X Pd 3 Code: 8DZNVZ Pd 4 Code: 8YBNTA Pd 5 Code: WL6S6F Pd 6 Code: Z235JN Tuesday Nov 5: Kahoot for Test Review Answers to Study Guide Kahoot Preview Mode (best way to play on your computer) Kahoot- Teacher View Log in to play kahoot Instructions for practicing the kahoot on your own. Click on Kahoot teacher view. Click Play Click classic Open a new tab on your device. Go to kahoot.it Type in the code found on the teacher view to log in. Play the kahoot Wednesday Nov 6th: UNIT TEST ALL TOPICS in Endangered species Unit Homework: Yellow packet due Thursday Thursday Nov 7: Project Guidelines and rubric PSA Planning Sheet (Fill out for 15 Formative Points) Easy Bib (Tool to make a bibliography/correct citation) Noodle Tools to make citations in MLA format (Log in using your school chrome account: student ID is [email protected]) Create a new project in noodle tools and then choose the sources tab. Choose New Source and type in the information. Homework: Planning Sheet due at end of class Friday (only 20 min) or beginning of class Mon/Tues Friday Nov 8th: Work on Project 1st period Surveys- Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday Nov 4-6: Turn in PSA Planning Sheet to in box or if you typed it up then attach it to myMCPS classroom with a sharable link. Work on PSA Project Guidelines and rubric Thursday Nov 7: Collaborative Scientists- Share PSA with class |
Interesting Articles:
WWF Pictures each is composed of the number of pixels as there are members of that species left Washington Post: Two generations of humans have killed off more than half the world’s wildlife populations, report finds Washington Post: An endangered red bird gets a boost from coffee Additional Resources: Vocabulary: Population: A group of organisms of the same species in the same location at the same time. Community: All of the different species in one ecosystem Ecosystem: All of the biotic (living) and abiotic (chemical/physical) factors in one location. Biome: An area with a similar temperature, rainfall, altitude, and latitude (ex: Savannah, Boreal Forest, Jungle) Abiotic: Physical and Chemical Nonliving factors that affect organisms in ecosystems. Ex: Water, sunlight, Soil, Salinity, pH Biotic: Living Factors that affect organisms in ecosystems Ex: All living things (competitors, predators, bacteria/disease, keystone species) Biodiversity: The variety of species in an ecosystem. Measured by species richness and species abundance, genetic diversity and ecosystem complexity Species Richness: The number of different species in an ecosystem. Ex: Sparrows=20 Chickadees=15 Swallows=0 Juncos=20 Species Richness= 3 (3 different species) Species Abundance: The number of individuals of each species in an ecosystem. Ex: Sparrows=20 Chickadees=15 Swallows=0 Juncos=20 Species Abundance= 55 (add up all the individual birds) Ecosystem Services: A way to give a "value" to what the ecosystem does for us...ex: clean water, preventing flooding, filtering water, pollination of crops, providing resources such as timber, and a place for enjoyment. Categories of Ecosystem Services: Cultural: Recreation, Heritage Values, Beauty, Spiritual Experience Provisioning (provides): Food, Medicine, Timber, Energy resources, clothing materials Regulating (controls): Air and water purification, pollination, temperature control, Erosion, Soil quality Supporting Services: Water cycle, carbon cycle, photosynthesis (plant growth), Soil formation, biodiversity Population Vocabulary Population: A group of organisms of the same species in the same location at the same time. Community: All of the different species in one ecosystem. Population Density: The number of individuals/unit area Population Distribution: How the organisms are spread out -Clumped Distribution (herds, flocks, schools of fish, colonies of ants, etc) -Uniform Distribution (Pine trees in Boreal forest, Penguins, solitary species with large territories- polar bear) -Random Distribution- Dandelions (plants whose seeds are distributed by the wind) Sex Ratio: Number of males to females in a population. (Some populations the males are killed off at a higher rate and the population has more females. Some populations the numbers are more even) Ways to Measure/Estimate Populations: Quadrat: Method used for counting small/medium sized plants or small animals w/ limited mobility. Throw a square randomly in the area you are studying and count all of the organisms in the population in that square. Repeat at different random spots throughout the area and use those numbers to estimate the population. Mark and Recapture: Method used for counting animals. Capture/Collect animals and tag them. Make a count of the original population that you tagged. Release the animals. Later on come back and recapture the animals again. Compare the number that are tagged to the number that are not tagged to get an estimate of the population. Transect: Method used to see how a population changes along a line or to measure large plants such as trees or organisms that live in trees. Use a string to mark a line and count all of the organisms of the population within a certain distance of the string. Population Growth Limiting Factors: Biotic and Abiotic factors that keep a population from growing exponentially. Biotic Limiting Factors: Competitors, # of Producers, # of Predators, Disease causing bacteria/parasites, # of decomposers Abiotic Limiting Factors: Space, Sunlight, Rainfall, Water, Temperature, Natural Disasters, Soil Conditions, etc Exponential Growth: Known as a J-curve because it is shaped like a J (or parabola) on a graph. This happens where there are no/few limiting factors acting on a population. All of the babies survive and reproduce. Unlimited food and few/no predators. Carrying Capacity: The maximum sustained size of a population that the ecosystem can support. Shown as the flat portion of the graph at the top. Density Dependent Factors: Factors that are determined by the number of organisms in the population (# of competitors, predation, disease) Density Independent Factors: Factors that are NOT determined by the number of organisms in the population. (Temperature, Natural Disasters, Pollution, Fire) Behaviors of Organisms: Cooperative Behavior: Individuals in a species working together for a specific purpose that benefit the individuals and the group. Ex: Hunting, Migration, Swarming Group Behavior: Individuals in a species gathering together without a specific purpose. Still has benefits for safety and reproduction. Ex: Herding, Schooling, Flocking, Brooding FOOD WEB VOCABULARY Food Web: Made up of multiple food chains. Shows relationships among organisms Producer: Makes its own food (in its cells) through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Ex: Plants and some bacteria Consumer: Eats another organism Ex: Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore (heterotrophs) Primary Consumer: Eats Producers Ex: Bunnies eat grass Secondary Consumer: Eats Primary Consumers Ex: Praying Mantis which eats a fly which eats nectar. Tertiary Consumer: Eats Secondary Consumer Ex: Hawk which eats a snake which eats a mouse which eats a seed Decomposers: Organisms that break down other organisms when they die and recycle the atoms (matter) to be used again. Ex: Fungus and Bacteria Detritus: Bodies or fragments of dead organisms or waste from organisms Trophic Level: Feeding Level of an Organism Ex: Producer, Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Tertiary Consumer Carnivore: Organisms that eat animals Herbivore: Organisms that eat plants Omnivore: Organisms that eat both plants and animals Autotroph: Producers (make their own food) Heterotroph: Organisms that consume other organisms to survive Primary Consumer: Eats Producers Ex: Herbivore- Chicken which eats seeds Quaternary Consumer: Eats a Tertiary Consumer Ex: Bermese Python which eats an alligator which eats a bird, which eats a fish which eats algae Scavenger: An organism that eats dead/decaying matter that it didn't kill. Energy Pyramid: Most energy is found in the producers (at the bottom). Only 10% of energy is transferred up to the next level. 90% of the energy is lost at each level as heat or undigestable materials. Food Chain: Shows the flow of energy through different trophic levels Keystone species: A species who plays an important role in an ecosystem. Without them many other species in the ecosystem are affected. Succession: How the living parts of an ecosystem change after a disaster. Organisms come back (smallest to largest). Lichens, Mosses, Grasses, Shrubs, Trees. Animals come back as their niches become available. Ex: How an ecosystem rebounds after a fire or a lava flow....or how an ecosystem changes when a lake dries up and becomes a terrestrial habitat instead of aquatic Primary Succession- Starts on rock. Starts with lichens.Ex: After a lava flow Secondary Succession- Starts on soil. Ex: After a fire Pioneer Species: The first species to repopulate after a disaster. Lichens/mosses Climax Community: An established ecosystem that is no longer undergoing succession. How humans disrupt ecosystems: Combustion of fossil fuels, Pesticides and fertilizers, Over hunting and Over fishing, Deforestation, Urbanization, Habitat destruction, Pollution, Invasive Species Native Species: Native species have been established in the food web for a long period of time. Invasive Species: A species that is from another ecosystem and does not have an established niche in the new ecosystem. This species takes over the role of an organism in the native ecosystem. It is harmful to the ecosystem. Invasive species typically reproduce quickly, have few/no predators, eat a large variety of food and are "generalists". Nonnative species: A species that is from a different ecosystem but is not harmful to the new ecosystem. It increases the biodiversity of the new ecosystem and has predators in the new ecosystem. (fills unoccupied niche) Niche: The role of an organism in its environment (including what it eats, where it makes its home, where it lays eggs). Organisms with overlapping Niches compete with each other for resources. Niche Partitioning: The idea that multiple species can live in similar areas and eat similar things if they eat at different times, live in different spots, eat in different ways, eat different parts of a plant. Competitive Exclusion Principle: No two species can occupy the same niche at the same time. |
