3/31 Predation Analysis

Teacher: Gainous

Unit/Session: Ecology 

Date of Instruction:  3/31

Standard/s:  S7L4. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to examine the interdependence of organisms with one another and their environments. 

a. Construct an explanation for the patterns of interactions observed in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships among and between organisms and abiotic components of the ecosystem. (Clarification statement: The interactions include, but are not limited to, predator-prey relationships, competition, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism.)

Learning Target/ Teaching Point:   I can describe how organisms interact with one another in an ecosystem

Success Criteria:

-Understand the relationship between carrying capacity and limiting factors

-Describe the relationship between predator and prey

-Explain why organisms compete over resources. 

Opening (I Do)

An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson.

TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10

INTRODUCTION/CONNECTION:

Warrior 5

DIRECT INSTRUCTION:

Review the concepts learned this week and explain how we will use math today to determine these concepts in a lab exercise. 

Work Period  (We Do, You Do)

Students learning by doing/demonstrating learning expectations.  Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period.

TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10

GUIDED PRACTICE:  

The class will analyze the elk and wolf population in an ecosystem and will determine the variabilities in each. Using a graph with data on each organism’s population, students will use math concepts to see how the populations rise and fall throughout a decade. The teacher will model a few years to explain how its done. 

INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION:

Students will work on this lab activity by determining the increase or decrease in each organism’s population. Next, they will then graph their results on the backside of their lab sheet and will answer review questions. 

Closing  (We Check)

Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding .

TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8

SUMMARIZE/CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING:

Review questions. 

Formative Assessment :