1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems
1.2 Terrestrial Biomes
1.3 Aquatic Biomes
1.4 The Carbon Cycle
1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle
1.6 The Phosphorus Cycle
1.7 The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
1.8 Primary Productivity
1.9 Trophic Levels
1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs
Videos
Unit 1 - Ecosystems
Timeline (per College Board): 9 block periods - 6-8% AP Exam Weighting
AP Central Videos: A single point is assigned for each video (Lab & Classwork category). Students earn this point if they have watched the videos at 80% completion before the review presentation.
It is an expectation that students take their own notes during the lessons.
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Topic - 1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems
Textbook Reference - Modules 1, 2 and 20
AP Classroom Videos - 1.1 - Introduction to Ecosystems (Daily Video 1), 1.1 - Introduction to Ecosystems (Daily Video 2) , and 1.1 - Introduction to Ecosystems (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems
Activity - Predator / Prey Graphing
Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)
Lab - Predator / Prey Interactions
Part 1: Pre-reading (Homework)
Part 2: Pre-Lab Exercise (15 Minutes)
Part 3: Collecting Data (45 Minutes)
Part 4: Post-Lab Questions (labelled 'Lab Report' in print) (15 Minutes)
Part 5: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)
Topic - 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes
Textbook Reference - Module 12
AP Classroom Videos - 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes (Daily Video 1), 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes (Daily Video 2), and 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 1.2 - Terrestrial Biomes
Activity - Climatograms Practice
Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)
Topic - 1.3 - Aquatic Biomes
Textbook Reference - Module 13
AP Classroom Videos - 1.3 - Aquatic Biomes (Daily Video 1), 1.3 - Aquatic Biomes (Daily Video 2), and 1.3 - Aquatic Biomes (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 1.3 - Aquatic Biomes
Activity - Pond Nature Walk
Part 1: Student Analysis (60 Minutes)
Topic - 1.4 - The Carbon Cycle
Textbook Reference - Module 7
AP Classroom Videos - 1.4 - The Carbon Cycle (Daily Video 1), and 1.4 - The Carbon Cycle (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 1.4 - The Carbon Cycle
Activity - Carbon on the Move
Student Download (Must be downloaded and opened in PowerPoint)
Part 1: Student Analysis (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)
Topic - 1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle
Textbook Reference - Module 7
AP Classroom Videos - 1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle (Daily Video 1), and 1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 1.5 - The Nitrogen Cycle
Topic - 1.6 - The Phosphorus Cycle
Textbook Reference - Module 7
AP Classroom Videos - 1.6 - The Phosphorus Cycle (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 1.6 - The Phosphorus Cycle
Topic - 1.7 - The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
Textbook Reference - Module 7
AP Classroom Videos - 1.7 - The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 1.7 - The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
Topic - 1.8 - Primary Productivity
Textbook Reference - Module 6
AP Classroom Videos - 1.8 - Primary Productivity (Daily Video 1), 1.8 - Primary Productivity (Daily Video 2), and 1.8 - Primary Productivity (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 1.8 - Primary Productivity
Topic - 1.9 - Trophic Levels
Textbook Reference - Module 6
AP Classroom Videos - 1.9 - Trophic Levels (Daily Video 1), and 1.9 - Trophic Levels (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 1.9 - Trophic Levels
Topic - 1.10 - Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
Textbook Reference - Module 6
AP Classroom Videos - 1.10 - Energy Flow and the 10% Rule (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 1.10 - Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
Activity - Ecological Pyramids POGIL
Part 1: Student Analysis (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Review / Submit (15 Minutes)
Topic - 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs
Textbook Reference - Module Module 6, p 77
AP Classroom Videos - 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs (Daily Video 1), 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs (Daily Video 2), and 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 1.11 - Food Chains and Food Webs
Lab - Intraspecific and Interspecific Competition
This experiment will run its course over 3 weeks.
[30 Minutes Setup, 10 Minutes Data Collection x5]
Needs to include graphs as a requirement. The experiment needs to run 20 days to see the competition. 10 days was to short to see that the plants that were not competing would be taller / healthier.
Lab - Owl Pellet Dissection
Analysis questions need pruned. There are to many of them, and to long.
Part 1: Setup (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Dissection and Counting (45 Minutes)
Part 3: Analysis Work (45 Minutes)