Big Idea 2 - LS2: Ecosystems, Interactions, Energy and Dynamics
Topic 1: Transfer of Energy in Ecosystems
Reading Assignments
Key Concept for this Unit (Google doc)
STEM scopes Reading Assignment (pdf)
STEMscopespedia (pdf)
Refer to pages 752-756 of the textbook.
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 37 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Ecological Food Chains (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
Food chain activity questions (Google doc)
Owl Pellet Bone Chart (pdf)
Detailed Bone Chart & Key (pdf)
Owl Pellet Dissection #1 (Google doc)
Owl Pellet Dissection #2 (pdf)
Owl Pellet Dissection #3 (pdf)
Surviving Winter in the Dustbowl - CER ( pdf)
Fields of Fuel (video game about agriculture , energy & sustainability)
Fields of Fuel DATA TABLE (Google doc)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Growing Energy - Comparing Biofuels Crop Biomass (pdf)
Study Guides
Math Connections (pdf)
POGIL - Energy Transfer in Living Organisms (pdf)
POGIL - Ecological Pyramids (pdf)
Videos
Energy Flow in Ecosystems (Bozeman Science, &:45 min.)
Trophic cascades and how wolves change rivers (YouTube, 4:33 min.)
Interesting Links
Why Africa's Vultures Are "Collapsing Towards Extinction" (National Geographic)
Key Concept for this Unit (Google doc)
STEM scopes Reading Assignment (pdf)
STEMscopespedia (pdf)
Refer to pages 752-756 of the textbook.
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 37 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Ecological Food Chains (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
Food chain activity questions (Google doc)
Owl Pellet Bone Chart (pdf)
Detailed Bone Chart & Key (pdf)
Owl Pellet Dissection #1 (Google doc)
Owl Pellet Dissection #2 (pdf)
Owl Pellet Dissection #3 (pdf)
Surviving Winter in the Dustbowl - CER ( pdf)
Fields of Fuel (video game about agriculture , energy & sustainability)
Fields of Fuel DATA TABLE (Google doc)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Growing Energy - Comparing Biofuels Crop Biomass (pdf)
Study Guides
Math Connections (pdf)
POGIL - Energy Transfer in Living Organisms (pdf)
POGIL - Ecological Pyramids (pdf)
Videos
Energy Flow in Ecosystems (Bozeman Science, &:45 min.)
Trophic cascades and how wolves change rivers (YouTube, 4:33 min.)
Interesting Links
Why Africa's Vultures Are "Collapsing Towards Extinction" (National Geographic)
Topic 2: Carbon & Nutrient Cycles
Reading Assignments
Key Concept for this Unit (Google Doc)
STEM scopes Reading Assignment (pdf)
STEMscopespedia (pdf)
Refer to pages 756-760 of the textbook.
PowerPoint Presentations
Coming soon.
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
Statements for TRUE - FALSE activity (Google Doc)
Environmental Effects on Plant Growth (pdf)
The Effect of Calcium Depletion on Plants - Model Data (pdf)
Eco-Dome Project Rubric (Google Doc.)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Urbanization & Estuary Eutrophication (pdf)
Data Analysis: Marvelous Mud (pdf)
Study Guides
POGIL - Eutrophication (pdf)
Videos
Biogeochemical Cycling (Bozeman Science, 10:06 min.)
Interesting Links
Coming soon.
Key Concept for this Unit (Google Doc)
STEM scopes Reading Assignment (pdf)
STEMscopespedia (pdf)
Refer to pages 756-760 of the textbook.
PowerPoint Presentations
Coming soon.
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
Statements for TRUE - FALSE activity (Google Doc)
Environmental Effects on Plant Growth (pdf)
The Effect of Calcium Depletion on Plants - Model Data (pdf)
Eco-Dome Project Rubric (Google Doc.)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Urbanization & Estuary Eutrophication (pdf)
Data Analysis: Marvelous Mud (pdf)
Study Guides
POGIL - Eutrophication (pdf)
Videos
Biogeochemical Cycling (Bozeman Science, 10:06 min.)
Interesting Links
Coming soon.
UNIT EXTENSIONS
Topic 3: Climate Change
Reading Assignments
Overview of Climate Change (pdf)
Climate Change - Evidence & Causes (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Global Climate Change (pptx)
EGHS Climate Change Presentation - NOAA (pptx)
Graphs & Climate Data (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
Global Symposium on Climate Change (Google Doc)
Country Listing for Climate Change Symposium (pdf)
Data Analysis: Fertilizing biofuel crops may cause release of greenhouse gases (pdf)
Climate Change Cereal Box Project (Google Doc.)
Carbon - Trends & Oscillations (pdf)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Videos
Climate change Introduction - Robert Redford & NRDC (YouTube, 1:48 min.)
The Greenhouse Effect (Bozeman Science, 8:28 min.)
Global Climate Change (Bozeman Science, 7:05 min.)
Interesting Links
Climate Change - How a 2 degree celsius temperature increase could change the planet
Climate change & drought (pdf)
Overview of Climate Change (pdf)
Climate Change - Evidence & Causes (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Global Climate Change (pptx)
EGHS Climate Change Presentation - NOAA (pptx)
Graphs & Climate Data (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
Global Symposium on Climate Change (Google Doc)
Country Listing for Climate Change Symposium (pdf)
Data Analysis: Fertilizing biofuel crops may cause release of greenhouse gases (pdf)
Climate Change Cereal Box Project (Google Doc.)
Carbon - Trends & Oscillations (pdf)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Videos
Climate change Introduction - Robert Redford & NRDC (YouTube, 1:48 min.)
The Greenhouse Effect (Bozeman Science, 8:28 min.)
Global Climate Change (Bozeman Science, 7:05 min.)
Interesting Links
Climate Change - How a 2 degree celsius temperature increase could change the planet
Climate change & drought (pdf)