Gr. 7 Ecosystems
Lesson 1: Biotic and Abiotic Factors
- List the biotic and abiotic factors in this handout (make a copy for yourself and save it to your ecosystems folder)
- Download a copy of this ‘What is an Ecosystem?‘ text to your ecosystems folder
- Read the information and answer questions 2, 3, and 4 at the end of the text (Due Friday, September 24)
Lesson 2: Ecosystem Unit Vocabulary
- Ecosystems Vocabulary Student Sheet (To be filled in using the 4.1 & 4.4 note)
- Ecosystems Vocabulary Student Sheet – Solutions
- Vocabulary worksheet
Lesson 3: Biospheres
Lesson 4: Interactions among Living Things
- Read the Interactions among Living Things note
- Note the terms competition, predator, prey, mutualism and add them to your vocabulary student sheet
Lesson 5: Food Chains and Food Webs
- Read the ‘Food Chains and Food Webs‘ text
- Create a doc called ‘Food Chains and Food Webs’ in your ecosystems folder and answer questions #1 – 5 from the the text
3. Watch the video above
4. Make a copy of the Food Webs video worksheet, fill it out, and submit it to your hand-in folder
Lesson 6: Carbon and Water Cycles
Download a copy of this ‘Matter Cycles‘ text to your ecosystems folder
Carbon Cycle and Water Cycle Handout
Lesson 7: Roles of Organisms in an Ecosystem
- Read the Roles of Organisms in an Ecosystem note
- Note the terms photosynthesis, producers, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, scavenger, omnivore, detrivore, decomposer and add them to your vocabulary student sheet
Lesson 8: Energy Flow
- Read the Energy Flow in an Ecosystem note
- Answer questions 1, 4, and 5 in your Ecosystems folder
Lesson 9: Primary and Secondary Succession
- Read the Succession note
- Answer questions 1, and 2 in your Ecosystems folder
- Succession Video Assignment – link
- Succession student note (helpful summary)
Lesson 10: CoSpaces Project
Introductory Videos
Using Paths