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Ecology Lesson Plan |
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| Lesson Plan Title: | The Cycle of Energy |
| Developed by: | Jessica Ketterling, 8th Grade Biology Teacher, Aberdeen School District |
| Subject Area: | Biology |
| Topic: | The cycle of Energy |
| Grade Level: | 8th |
| Time Frame: | 10:00am-11:20am 80 min (block scheduling) |
| Lesson Summary: | Students will, through a series of experiences, gather understanding of the relationship energy has on an ecosystem. |
| Prerequisites: | Students must have a general understanding of energy transfer and general structure. |
| Standards: | Standards |
| Lesson Objectives: |
Lesson Objectives: Students will learn to: 1. Observe nature and how the environment gathers energy (Naturalist) 2. Draw a diagram using color to direct the path of energy through an ecosystem (Visual/Spatial) 3. Compare and contrast how plants and animals use their energy. (Linguistic) 4. List all the ways that energy effects an ecosystem 5. Start a journal with sketches and feelings of the nature walk (Intrapersonal) |
| Assessment: | Journal Criteria, quiz, (see attachments) |
| Technology to be Used: | digital cameras, student disks, and computer |
| Other Materials: | Ecology Journals, markers/crayons, drawing paper, zip lock bags for samples from nature walk |
| Procedural Activities: | 10:00-10:10: Review
10:10-10:35: Nature Walk 10:35-10:45: Compare and Contrast 10:45-11:05: Draw diagram of energy through a system 11:05-11:15: Create a list of ways energy effects an ecosystem 11:15-11:20: Take Quiz Assign one page journal entry for tomorrows homework *remember to draw diagrams of the samples you collected |
| Attachments: | Attachment A:
Safety Rules for nature walk
Attachment B: Quiz Attachment C: Criteria for Journal |