Big Idea 2 - LS2: Ecosystems, Interactions, Energy and Dynamics
Ecosystems, Energy Transfer & Cycles of Matter (Chapter 42)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 42 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Ecological Food Chains (pptx)
Activities
Paper Energy Pyramid (pdf)
Surviving Winter in the Dustbowl - CER ( pdf)
Eco-Dome Project Rubric (Google Doc.)
Laboratory Investigations
Environmental Effects on Plant Growth (pdf)
The Effect of Calcium Depletion on Plants - Model Data (pdf)
Owl Pellet Investigation
Owl Pellet Bone Chart (pdf)
Detailed Bone Chart & Key (pdf)
Owl Pellet Dissection #1 (Google doc)
Owl Pellet Dissection #2 (pdf)
The Wolves of Yellowstone National Park
Handout Number 1 - Defining Trophic Cascade (pdf)
Handout Number 2 - Evaluating Solutions (pdf)
Handout Number 3 - Pro / Con Chart (pdf)
Handout Number 4 - Employee Prompt Card for Public Meeting (pdf)
Handout Number 5 - Role Play Cards (pdf)
Video: Wolves of Yellowstone - Earth a New Wild (Vimeo)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Growing Energy - Comparing Biofuels Crop Biomass (pdf)
Data Analysis: Urbanization & Estuary Eutrophication (pdf)
Data Analysis: Marvelous Mud (pdf)
Study Guides
Math Connections (pdf)
POGIL - Energy Transfer in Living Organisms (pdf)
POGIL - Ecological Pyramids (pdf)
POGIL - Eutrophication (pdf)
Video Games
Fields of Fuel (video game about agriculture , energy & sustainability)
Fields of Fuel DATA TABLE (Google doc)
Videos
Energy Flow in Ecosystems (Bozeman Science, &:45 min.)
Trophic cascades and how wolves change rivers (YouTube, 4:33 min.)
Biogeochemical Cycling (Bozeman Science, 10:06 min.)
Interesting Links
Why Africa's Vultures Are "Collapsing Towards Extinction" (National Geographic)
Ch. 42 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Ecological Food Chains (pptx)
Activities
Paper Energy Pyramid (pdf)
Surviving Winter in the Dustbowl - CER ( pdf)
Eco-Dome Project Rubric (Google Doc.)
Laboratory Investigations
Environmental Effects on Plant Growth (pdf)
The Effect of Calcium Depletion on Plants - Model Data (pdf)
Owl Pellet Investigation
Owl Pellet Bone Chart (pdf)
Detailed Bone Chart & Key (pdf)
Owl Pellet Dissection #1 (Google doc)
Owl Pellet Dissection #2 (pdf)
The Wolves of Yellowstone National Park
Handout Number 1 - Defining Trophic Cascade (pdf)
Handout Number 2 - Evaluating Solutions (pdf)
Handout Number 3 - Pro / Con Chart (pdf)
Handout Number 4 - Employee Prompt Card for Public Meeting (pdf)
Handout Number 5 - Role Play Cards (pdf)
Video: Wolves of Yellowstone - Earth a New Wild (Vimeo)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis: Growing Energy - Comparing Biofuels Crop Biomass (pdf)
Data Analysis: Urbanization & Estuary Eutrophication (pdf)
Data Analysis: Marvelous Mud (pdf)
Study Guides
Math Connections (pdf)
POGIL - Energy Transfer in Living Organisms (pdf)
POGIL - Ecological Pyramids (pdf)
POGIL - Eutrophication (pdf)
Video Games
Fields of Fuel (video game about agriculture , energy & sustainability)
Fields of Fuel DATA TABLE (Google doc)
Videos
Energy Flow in Ecosystems (Bozeman Science, &:45 min.)
Trophic cascades and how wolves change rivers (YouTube, 4:33 min.)
Biogeochemical Cycling (Bozeman Science, 10:06 min.)
Interesting Links
Why Africa's Vultures Are "Collapsing Towards Extinction" (National Geographic)