Westside High School Lesson Plan Prep

Teacher Name: Biology Team Unit Name and #: Unit 16 Matter & Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Unit 17 Variations & Adaptations in Ecosystems

Unit 18 Ecosystem relationships Course: Biology Dates: 3.9.15 – 3.13.15 y

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n Daily Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of TEKS 12A by giving short group o presentations. M TEKS/AP/Standards: 12A: Interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and competition among organisms. How will we learn it? Learning Activities: Group presentations, group assessment How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly? Assessment Methods: Group discussion, assessment of group members

What do I need to be successful? Materials: Laptop, Pen, Pencil, presentation materials What do I need to before next class? Follow Up/HW: y

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s Daily Objective: Students will analyze the flow of matter and energy through tropic levels. e

u TEKS/AP/Standards: 12C: Analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels using T various models, including food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids. How will we learn it? Learning Activities: Guided notes, Nearpod quiz

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