Mr. Shipman's World of Science
Overview/Objectives
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Quarter 2
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Unit 4
Quarter 3
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Quarter 4
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ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Syllabus for February 11-February 22
Quarter 3, Unit 3
NGSS (Science Standard Addressed)
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.D: Biodiversity and Humans
Quarter 3, Unit 3 Big Ideas
Ecosystems are areas where organisms interact with one another as well as with the nonliving parts of the environment
A population is a group of organisms of the same species living together in an ecosystem
A community is all of the populations living in an ecosystem
A habitat is the part of an ecosystem where a organism lives
An organism's niche it its role in an ecosystem. All organisms must find their niche to survive
Diversity refers to the variety of species in an ecosystem
A food chain is a sequence of connected producers and consumers
A food web is a group of connected food chains
The energy pyramid shows that energy is lost at each level of the food chain
A biome is a region of the world defined by its climate and by the types of plants and animals that live there
Some of the primary biomes are grasslands, deserts, deciduous forests, conifer forests, tropical rain forests, taiga, and tundra
Required Readings and Lessons (Chapter 4)
Lesson 1: What are Ecosystems?
Video Lesson 1
Lesson 2: How do Organisms Get Energy?
Video lesson 2
Lesson 3: What are Biomes?
video lesson 3
Unit Vocabulary
ecosystem population community habitat niche diversity producer food chain
consumer food web energy pyramid competition symbiosis parasite host biome
Quizlet Practice
Required Projects/Activities
Biome Activity
Above and Beyond
World Biomes LAB
Food Web Poster
Overview/Objectives
Quarter 1
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Quarter 2
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Quarter 3
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Quarter 4
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY