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:
| unit_5_overview_and_vocabulary.pdf |
The Science of Ecology
Lesson 1: How does an Ecosystem work? (Biotic Interactions)
| biotic_interactions_notes_and_activity_-_student_.pdf |
| biotic_interaction_outline_notes.pdf |
| food_chains_and_food_webs__-_handout.pdf |
Links for lesson activity:
1. World Biomes
2. Biomes and Ecosystems
3. Types of Ecosystems
4. Aquatic Biomes
5. Terrestrial Biomes
6. Desert Biomes
7. Forest Biomes
8. Grasslands and Savannas
9. World Biomes
1. World Biomes
2. Biomes and Ecosystems
3. Types of Ecosystems
4. Aquatic Biomes
5. Terrestrial Biomes
6. Desert Biomes
7. Forest Biomes
8. Grasslands and Savannas
9. World Biomes
Lesson 2: Energy and Abiotic Interactions
| abiotic_factors_and_energy_transfer_in_an_ecosystem_-_class_notes.pdf |
| abiotic_factors_and_energy_in_ecosystems_outline_notes.pdf |
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Lesson 3 - Environmental Changes
| environmental_changes_-_class_notes.pdf |
| environmental_changes_outline_notes.pdf |
Video links related to lesson:
1. Peppered Moths or Peppered Moths of England
2. Sylvia Earl - My Wish
1. Peppered Moths or Peppered Moths of England
2. Sylvia Earl - My Wish
Student Handout for Anthropocene Interactive (modified from) - HHMI resource (link: HHMI BioInteractive )
| anthropocene_interactive_-_student_handout.pdf |
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Lesson 4 - Human Impact on Oceans
| human_impact_on_our_oceans_-_class_notes.pdf |
| human_impact_on_oceans_-_outline_notes.pdf |
Videos and Links about Human Impact:
1. Causes and Effects of Climate Change (NatGeo Video)
2. Climate Changes Impact (Article)
3. Great garbage patch - video
4. Nurdles - video
1. Causes and Effects of Climate Change (NatGeo Video)
2. Climate Changes Impact (Article)
3. Great garbage patch - video
4. Nurdles - video
Human Impact Issues:
Human Impact - Oil Spill Investigation (Criterions B, C)
Oil Spill Investigation Documents:
Instructions and Rubrics:
| oil_spill_investigation_instructions_student_pages_-_2018.pdf |
Criterion B - Planning Worksheet
| oil_spill_investigation_-_criterion_b_worksheet.pdf |
Criterion C - Planning Worksheet
| oil_spill_investigation_-_criterion_c_worksheet.pdf |
Lab Report Template (make a copy of the original please!)
Google doc link: Lab Report Template
Word doc:
| science_lab_report_template_for_oil_spill_investigation.docx |
Help with how to do a formal lab report:
| the_essentials_of_writing_a_good_lab_report_-_2018.pdf |
Investigation - "Break Out":
Day 1: Research and Planning Day
Day 2: Write your investigation (procedures); plan who brings what for the experiment
Day 3: Set up and run the experiment (organize and build day, test runs with equipment)
Day 4: Run the experiment (actually do the experiment and collect data)
Day 5: Wrap up day - clean up, final questions and concerns
Note - most students will need to write the lab report at home, especially the data analysis and conclusion.
Day 1: Research and Planning Day
Day 2: Write your investigation (procedures); plan who brings what for the experiment
Day 3: Set up and run the experiment (organize and build day, test runs with equipment)
Day 4: Run the experiment (actually do the experiment and collect data)
Day 5: Wrap up day - clean up, final questions and concerns
Note - most students will need to write the lab report at home, especially the data analysis and conclusion.
Research for the Lab - Links: You are not limited to using just these links!
New "Sponge" may clean up oil spills
Teen Inventor - Cleaning up Oil Spills
National Geographic: About Oil Spills
How Oil is Harmful
Gulf Oil Spill
Oil Spills - Impact on the Ocean
Dartmouth Article on Oil Spills
Oil Spill Clean Up Methods
Gulf Oil Spill is not Over
Science Learn - Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Smithsonian Magazine: Natural way to clean up oil spills
Video: How do we clean up oil spills?
Video: Does Oil Spill Damage Last Forever?
News Articles on Oil and the Environment:
March 2018 Columbian Oil Spill - National Geographic
Exxon Mobile Investigation - New York Times
Keystone Oil Pipeline - New York Times
New "Sponge" may clean up oil spills
Teen Inventor - Cleaning up Oil Spills
National Geographic: About Oil Spills
How Oil is Harmful
Gulf Oil Spill
Oil Spills - Impact on the Ocean
Dartmouth Article on Oil Spills
Oil Spill Clean Up Methods
Gulf Oil Spill is not Over
Science Learn - Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Smithsonian Magazine: Natural way to clean up oil spills
Video: How do we clean up oil spills?
Video: Does Oil Spill Damage Last Forever?
News Articles on Oil and the Environment:
March 2018 Columbian Oil Spill - National Geographic
Exxon Mobile Investigation - New York Times
Keystone Oil Pipeline - New York Times
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