Download Unit Plan- Sustainable Ecosystems

Sustainable Ecosystems Unit
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Section
1.1
1.2
2
3
1.3
4
1.4
1.5
5
6
1.8
1.10
1.11
1.12
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2.1
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9
2.5
2.6
2.2
2.8
2.9
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11
2.10
3.1
3.2
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3.3
3.7
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3.10
3.11
Topics
Silence of the Frogs
 Researching the decline of frog populations
Canada’s Endangered Species
 Classification system for at-risk species
 Researching the cod collapse (1992)
Endangered Species Post Card
 Computer lab assignment where students will research one
Canadian species at-risk of extinction or decline
Extinction in the Modern World
 Humans and the rate of extinction, causes and effects of extinction
What is the Value of Wolves?
Ecology
 Biotic and abiotic factors, biodiversity, ecotones
Comparing Ecosystems
 Differences between natural and artificial ecosystems
Energy in Ecosystems
Following Energy Movement in Ecosystems
 In-class food web assignment
Roles in Ecosystems
 The role that different organisms play in their environment
 Chapter 1 review problems
Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems
 Organic and inorganic compounds
The Carbon Cycle
The Nitrogen Cycle
Pesticides
 First and second-generation pesticides, bioamphlication
Case Study: Effect of Deforestation on Cycling
 Nutrients within an ecosystem can be changed by altering the biotic
and abiotic factors
Monitoring the Changes in Populations
 Population histograms
Limits on Populations
 Four factors that determine biotic potential
Canadian Biomes
 Research involving the four major Canadian biomes
Biogeography
 How conditions differ in different regions and how it affects the
biotic aspects of the region
Soil and Its Formation
 Components of soil, formation of soil, soil pH
Agriculture and Food Production
 Food production in different parts of the world
Logging Forests
Acid Deposition and Forest Ecosystems
 How forests and affected by acid precipitation
4.1
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4.2
4.7
15
4.8
Abiotic Factors in Lakes
 Structure of lakes and ponds, season variations in lakes
Sources of Water Pollution
 Worksheet concerning different sources of water pollution
Marine Ecosystems
 Arctic marine food web
Crude Oil in Marine Ecosystem
 Cleaning an oil spill, oil spill history