Post on 12-Jun-2020
In your composition book, draw and fill out
this table, I have done most of it for you:
Anchor Chart
A poster that includes the essential
information aboutconcepts that students can access at any time
ILLUSTRATE Use in a sentence
Ecosystem Recycling
Headings
Vocabulary
Important Info
Review:
1. Your house is an example of a(n) ___.
a. biotic factor b. habitat c. niche
2. Trees, mosses and shrubs are all examples of what type of factor?
a. abiotic b. biotic c. commensalism
3. The study of interactions between organisms and their
environments is called ?
a. botany b. cytology c. ecology
4. If you work at McDonald’s, that is an example of your?
a. habitat b. niche c. community
5. A group of deer that live in a forest is an example of a?
a. biosphere b. community c. population
• ENERGY FLOWS THROUGH ECOSYSTEM
• WATER—NITROGEN—CARBON—PHOSPHORUS ARE
RECYCLED!!!
• THEY MOVE THRU A BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE:
• ABIOTIC (non-living) PORTION OF ENVIRONMENT
(ATMOSPHERE) → LIVING THINGS→THEN BACK AGAIN
Water Cycle• CELLS CONTAIN 70-90% H20
• VERY LITTLE OF EARTHS AVAILABLE H20 IS IN LIVING THINGS
• RIVERS / LAKES / STREAMS / OCEANS CONTAIN A BIG %
Water Cycle
• ATMOSPHERE CONTAINING WATER = WATER VAPOR
• GROUND WATER = IN SOIL OR UNDERGROUND IN POROUS ROCK
• WATER CYCLE = MOVEMENT OF H20 B/T RESERVOIRS
– EVAPORATION
– TRANSPIRATION
– PRECIPITATION
Evaporation
• ADDS H20 VAPOR TO
ATMOSPHERE
• HEAT CAUSES WATER
TO EVAPORATE
• 90% OF EVAPORATED
WATER FROM
TERRESTRIAL
ECOSYSTEM PASSES
THROUGH PLANTS IN
A PROCESS CALLED…
Transpiration!
Transpiration• PLANTS TAKE IN H20 THRU ROOTS
• RELEASE WATER (evaporation from leaves) & TAKE IN
CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE)
• ANIMALS DRINK/
EAT TO TAKE
IN H20
• ANIMALS
RELEASE WATER
WHEN:
– BREATHING
– SWEATING
– EXCRETION
Transpiration definition: The movement of water through plants
Precipitation
• WATER LEAVES
ATMOSPHERE
• TEMPERATURE & AIR
PRESSURE (ABIOTIC
FACTORS)
DETERMINE HOW
MUCH WATER CAN
BE HELD
• ONCE ATM. IS
SATURATED
W/VAPOR =
– SNOW, RAIN, SLEET,
HAIL OR FOG
• Work with your group to write 2 questions about the water cycle (level 5 questions)
• Level 5 words include:COMBINECONSTRUCTCREATEDESIGNDEVELOPIMAGINEINVENTMAKE UP
PLAN
PROPOSE
SOLVE
DISCUSS
CHANGE
ADAPT
ELABORATE
IMPROVE
Carbon Cycle• PHOTOSYNTHESIS + CELLULAR RESPIRATION
• PHOTOSYNTHESIS = PLANTS & OTHER
AUTOTROPHS USE:
• CO2 + H20 & SUNLIGHT � CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULAR RESPIRATION• PROCESS IN WHICH
AUTOTROPHS &
HETEROTROPHS USE
OXYGEN (O2) TO
BREAKDOWN CARBS.
• CELLS MAKE ATP
(ENERGY) BY BREAKING
DOWN
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
– A COMPOUND THAT
RESULTS FROM LIVING
THINGS & CONTAINS
CARBON
HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE CARBON CYCLE
• IN THE PAST 150 YEARS CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE
HAS RISEN 30%→ ALMOST HALF OF THAT
INCREASE IS IN THE LAST 40 YEARS
• DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITY
HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE CARBON CYCLE
• BURNING FOSSIL FUEL:
– REMAINS OF ORGANISMS THAT HAVE BEEN
TRANSFORMED BY DECAY, HEAT, &
PRESSURE →
• ENERGY RICH ORGANIC MOLECULES
• BURNING
RELEASES
ENERGY & CO2
• BURNING
VEGETATION
RELEASES CO2
• TROPICAL
RAINFOREST
DESTRUCTION
• IF THERE ARE NO
PLANTS, CO2 IS
NOT ABSORBED
• Work with your group to write 1 questions about the carbon cycle (level 5 questions)
• Level 5 words include:COMBINECONSTRUCTCREATEDESIGNDEVELOPIMAGINEINVENTMAKE UP
PLAN
PROPOSE
SOLVE
DISCUSS
CHANGE
ADAPT
ELABORATE
IMPROVE
Nitrogen Cycle• NITROGEN IS NEEDED TO MAKE PROTEINS &
NUCLEIC ACIDS:
• ORGANIC MOLECULE, DNA OR RNA, THAT
STORES & CARRIES IMPORTANT INFO FOR CELL
FUNCTION
• N2 (NITROGEN GAS) MAKES UP 78% OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• NITROGEN S
HOWEVER
LIMITED TO
AMMONIA FOR
MOST LIVING
THINGS
NITROGEN FIXATION
• CONVERSION OF N2 TO AMMONIA
• CERTAIN BACTERIA CAN CONVERT → NH3 =
NITROGEN-
FIXING
BACTERIA
• LIVE IN SOIL &
IN SOME ROOTS
Recycling Nitrogen
• BODIES OF DEAD ORGANISMS CONTAIN “N”
– URINE & DUNG (POOP!) ALSO
• DECOMPOSERS BREAK DOWN CORPSES & WASTE
OF ORGANISMS GIVE OFF NITROGEN AS
AMMONIA =
AMMONIFICATION
• NITRIFICATION =
BACTERIA IN SOIL
TAKE IN AMMONIA
& OXIDIZE IT INTO
NITRITES (NO2) &
NITRATES (NO3) Back into the environment
DENITRIFICATION
• RETURNING NITROGEN TO ATMOSPHERE
• PLANTS CAN ABSORB NITRATES & AMMONIA
FROM SOIL→
– ANIMALS CANNOT!
• ANIMALS OBTAIN IT
BY EATING OTHER
ORGANISMS
• THEY DIGEST THE
PROTEINS &
NUCLEIC ACIDS
• Work with your group to write 3 questions about Nitrogen Cycle(level 4 question)
• Level 4 words include:ANALYZECATEGORIZECLASSIFYDISCOVERDIVIDEEXAMINEGROUPINSPECTSEQUENCE
SIMPLIFY
DISTINGUISH
DISTINCTION
RELATIONSHIPS
FUNCTION
ASSUME
CONCLUDE
Answer the questions on page
20!
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. WHAT IS THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE
2. WHERE DO NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA
LIVE? WHAT CRUCIAL FUNCTION DO
THEY PERFORM?
3. DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF DECOMPOSERS IN
NITROGEN CYCLE?
4. HOW HAS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS
AFFECTED CARBON CYCLE?
5. THROUGH WHAT PROCESS DOES MOST
H20 VAPOR ENTER ATM.
Anchor Chart PROJECT!
IN CLASS• You will work with the people in your
assigned group to create an informativeanchor chart
• Your classmates and the science faculty willVOTE on the best anchor charts.
• The three best across all my classes willwin a PRIZE (announced after Thanksgiving)
• You have 2 class periods to finish it (plustutorial on Wednesday)
• Bring in markers, crayons, color pencils!
Sit in your regular seats• Anchor charts due at the end of class,
judging starts Friday morning
• EXTRA CREDIT OVER BREAK1. Biome Brochure: Create a vacation
brochure of a biome. The nicer and more complete it is, the more extra credit.
2. Amoeba sisters video answer sheetAnswer the questions from the video we watched, you may need to watch it again
Sit in your regular seats• Anchor charts due at the end of class,
judging starts Friday morning
• When I say so, you may go to where you were
working yesterday
• NO ONE is allowed out of their seats
• ONE person from the group may raise their hand,
when I call on them they may come and get 5
crayons/markers or pencils.
• If you need different colors you must raise your
hand and trade in what you have for new colors.
• FIRST WARNING: name on board
• SECOND WARNING: check and phone call home
• THIRD WARNING: put out of class and 0 on the
project grade
Anchor Chart Rubric
Presentation Roles
Examples
Group Assignments-5th
Water Cycle
1. Wilfredo
2. Jonathon
3. Omar
4. Jose
Water Cycle
1. Travis
2. Shanay
3. Alicia
Carbon Cycle
1. Joanna
2. Taheyat
3. Oteshia
4. Walter
Carbon Cycle
1. Jorge
2. Maynor
3. Jason B
4. Emmanuel
Nitrogen Cycle
1. Eric
2. Gavin
3. Jason C
4. Elias
Nitrogen Cycle
1. Joselyn M
2. Jocelyn L
3. Nick
Group Assignments- 7thWater Cycle
1. Zak2. Antoine3. Jaden4. Aujah
Water Cycle1. Ryan2. Josh
3. Henning
Water Cycle1. Eric
2. Roberto3. Osbley4. Ashley
Carbon Cycle1. Zemetrick
2. Giselle3. Demetrio4. Yeison
Carbon Cycle1. Alberto
2. Edi3. Jocelyn 4. Imsha
Nitrogen Cycle1. Britney2. Kelly3. Hilda4. Kyle
Nitrogen Cycle1. Olivia2. Niaz
3. Denise4. Oscar
Group Assignments- 3rdWater Cycle1. Jordan2. Jack
3. Devon4. Freddy
Water Cycle1. Isaiah2. Seth
3. Mezaughan4. Hawanatu
Water Cycle1. Jannet
2. Annabelle3. AJ
4. Melani
Carbon Cycle1. Sahira2. Jaden3. Nafis4. Noah
Carbon Cycle1. Trey
2. Joanna3. Quincy
4. Geovanny
Carbon Cycle1. Glendy2. Gilberto
3. MJ4. Pamela
Nitrogen Cycle1. Dustin2. Elisam
3. Demetrius4. Toby
Nitrogen Cycle1. Dylan2. Karen3. Monica
4. Axel
Examples