Unit 5: What is Your Legacy?
Unit 5 is a study and exploration about biodiversity, sustainability and the human impact on our planet. Students will begin this unit by investigating competition for and dependence on biotic and abiotic factors in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Students will then investigate relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. Finally, students will create their own investigation into negative human impact on our oceans. This investigation will be the major assessment for this unit, covering MYP Science Criterions B and C.
Unit 5 Overview:
Inquiry Statement - Human influence on environmental relationships within global ecosystems can have long reaching consequences on sustainability
Global Context: Globalization and Sustainability (Human Impact on the Environment)
Key Concept: Relationships Related Concept: Environment, Consequences
Learner Profile Trait - Caring
Global Context: Globalization and Sustainability (Human Impact on the Environment)
Key Concept: Relationships Related Concept: Environment, Consequences
Learner Profile Trait - Caring
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The Science of Ecology
Lesson 1: How does an Ecosystem work? (Biotic Interactions)
| biotic_interactions_student_ppt_notes.pdf |
| biotic_interaction_student__notes.pdf |
Links for lesson:
Videos:
Crash course - Community Ecology
Websites:
World Biomes and more on World Biomes
Aquatic Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes
Desert Biomes
Videos:
Crash course - Community Ecology
Websites:
World Biomes and more on World Biomes
Aquatic Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes
Desert Biomes
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Lesson 2: Ecosystem Interactions
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HW: One Page Assessment - Ecosystems
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| food_chains_and_food_webs__-_handout.pdf |
Ecosystem Activities - Use the resources to find information on 3 types of ecosystems. Terrestrial, Aquatic -Freshwater, Aquatic - Marine. Click a picture to go to that link.
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Lesson 3 - Environmental Changes
| environmental_changes_ppt_notes_-_student.pdf |
| environmental_changes_student_notes.pdf |
Video links related to lesson:
1. Peppered Moths or Peppered Moths of England
2. Bajau People of Indonesia
1. Peppered Moths or Peppered Moths of England
2. Bajau People of Indonesia
Student Handout for Anthropocene Interactive (modified from) - HHMI resource (link: HHMI BioInteractive )
| the_human_impact_-_student_interactive.pdf |
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Lesson 4 - Humans and Oceans
| human_impact_on_our_oceans_-_student_ppt_notes.pdf |
| human_impact_on_oceans_-_student_notes.pdf |
Videos and Links:
1. Ocean Acidification - video
2. 7 Things we Don't Know about the Ocean - video
3. Great garbage patch - video
4. Nurdles - video
5. Microfibers - video
6. Why the Ocean?
7. Ocean Acidification Explained - website
8. What is Ocean Acidification - website
1. Ocean Acidification - video
2. 7 Things we Don't Know about the Ocean - video
3. Great garbage patch - video
4. Nurdles - video
5. Microfibers - video
6. Why the Ocean?
7. Ocean Acidification Explained - website
8. What is Ocean Acidification - website
Want to know more? Explore these - Human Impact Issues:
Lesson 5
Human Impact - Ocean Acidification (Criterions B, C)
Ocean Acidification Investigation Documents:
Introduction and Instructions ppt:
| ocean_acidification_lab_-_class_instructions.pdf |
Criterion B - Planning Worksheet
| ocean_acidification_lab_-_criterion_b_student_worksheet.pdf |
Google doc link: Ocean Acidification Criterion B Worksheet
Criterion C - Planning Worksheet
| ocean_acidification_lab_-_criterion_c_student_worksheet.pdf |
Google doc link: Ocean Acidification Criterion C Worksheet
Lab Report Template (follow the instructions to make a copy of the original please!)
Google doc link: Lab Report Template
Help with steps in a formal lab report - look at the below resources to help with writing a formal lab report:
Your textbook has an excellent reference section!
p. R30-R33 gives information on hypothesis, data collection, procedures
p. R52-52 gives information on graphs
p. R30-R33 gives information on hypothesis, data collection, procedures
p. R52-52 gives information on graphs
| the_essentials_of_writing_a_good_lab_report_-_2018.pdf |
Examples of past year's lab reports (different topic):
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Enrichment and Review:
Quizlet flashcards on Environmental Change
Quizlet set: Food Webs Terms and Practice
Quizlet set: Ecology terms
Quizlet set: Ecosystem Relationships
Quizlet set: Food Webs Terms and Practice
Quizlet set: Ecology terms
Quizlet set: Ecosystem Relationships
Other Ecology Information:
1. Climate Change
2. Ecology concepts (loads of information!)
3. The Biology Corner
1. Climate Change
2. Ecology concepts (loads of information!)
3. The Biology Corner