Unit+4+Environmental+Science

//**Share labs, lessons and ideas for unit 4 below.**// //**This is a very simple lesson plan involving analysis of a food web.**// //****// []

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Unit test for Unit 4.

4A. I can differentiate between organism, population, community, ecosystem and abiotic factors.











4B. I can trace how energy moves through an ecosystem.







This documents converts a food chain into an energy pyramid. Students then construct an energy pyramid by cutting, folding and then taping the pyramid together. A. Echelmeyer McCombs Middle School





Students jig-saw the two documents above to explore different kinds of invasive species. A. Echelmeyer McCombs Middle School

4C. I can identify the role of the producer, consumers and decomposer.



4D. I can determine how human activity impacts the environment.













4E. I can interpret a food web.















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4F. I can identify factors that determine the carrying capacity of an ecosystem.

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4G. I can give examples of adaptations and how they help an organism survive and reproduce.





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4H. I can identify different types of interactions.









//NOS 8. I can create an appropriate scientific graph using my own collected data set. //

//NOS 9. I can analyze my own data set to produce a valid conclusion. //