8th Grade Science

DO-NOW: Assignment Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012

1. Camie will add

8th Grade Science

Today’s Schedule

1. Do Now2. Finish Artificial Reef and

dead zone videos and notes3. Environmental Venn Diagram

Dark MatterEssential Question

Homework:Practice Vocabulary

QUIZ this Friday!

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012

• How do organisms interact with their environment?

• How do natural and human activities affect ecosystems?

8th Grade Science

Today we will… Tuesday, September 24, 2012

8. 11(C)  explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations; and

8. 11(D)  recognize human dependence on ocean systems and explain how human activities such as runoff, artificial reefs, or use of resources have modified these systems.

8th Grade Science

Videos & Notes Tuesday, September 24, 2012

Finish Documentaries about Garbage Patch/Dead Zone

Artificial Reefs

Dead Zone

Runoff

Garbage Patch

8th Grade Science Venn Diagram: Short-term and Long-term Effects

1. Using the Venn diagram, categorize the cut outs into “long-term,” “short-term” or “both”

2. Check with your teacher when you are done.3. When finished copy onto page of your notebook.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Long-term effects Short-term effects

Both

8th Grade Science Defining: Short-term and Long-term Effects

1. Long-term effects- environmental change that occurs slowly over time and affects organisms over generations

2. Short-term effects- environmental change that occurs quickly and affects organism immediately

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

8th Grade Science

Do Now

• Camie will add

Wednesday & Thursday, September 26 & 27, 2012

8th Grade Science

Today’s Schedule

1. Stations for review

Dark MatterEssential Question

Homework:

QUIZ next class

Wednesday & Thursday, September 26 & 27, 2012

• How do organisms interact with their environment?

• How do natural and human activities affect ecosystems?

8th Grade Science

Today we will… Tuesday, September 24, 2012

8.11 (A)  describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems;

8.11(B)  investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may compete for biotic and abiotic factors such as quantity of light, water, range of temperatures, or soil composition;

8. 11(C)  explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations; and

8. 11(D)  recognize human dependence on ocean systems and explain how human activities such as runoff, artificial reefs, or use of resources have modified these systems.

8th Grade Science

Station Directions• Station 1- Practice 8.11A

- Producer/Consumer, Predator/Prey, Parasite host relationships

• Station 2- Practice 8.11B- Abiotic and biotic factors

• Station 3- Practice 8.11C-Short-term and long-term environmental changes

• Station 4- Practice 8.11D-Human dependence on ocean systems

Wednesday & Thursday, September 26 & 27, 2012

8th Grade Science

Do Now

• Camie will add

Friday, September 28, 2012

8th Grade Science

Today’s Schedule

1. Stations for review

Dark MatterEssential Question

Homework:

QUIZ next class

Friday, September 28, 2012

• How do organisms interact with their environment?

• How do natural and human activities affect ecosystems?

8th Grade Science

Today we will… Tuesday, September 24, 2012

8.11 (A)  describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems;

8.11(B)  investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may compete for biotic and abiotic factors such as quantity of light, water, range of temperatures, or soil composition;

8. 11(C)  explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations; and

8. 11(D)  recognize human dependence on ocean systems and explain how human activities such as runoff, artificial reefs, or use of resources have modified these systems.

8th Grade Science

QuizRead and re-read the passage.

Underline the question

Bubble important words

Identify the key idea, write it in margin.

Eliminate the wrong answers

Select the correct answer ✓

Friday, September 28, 2012

predator/prey

interactions