Warm-up

•What is ecology?•What is Botany?

The study of the relationships between living organisms and their physical environment. Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth's resources in ways that leave the environment healthy for future generations.

• The study of plants…• Which includes the study of plant structure,

growth and differentiation, reproduction, biochemistry and primary metabolism, chemical products, development, diseases, evolutionary relationships, medicinal uses, and plant taxonomy. Dominant themes in 21st century plant science are molecular genetics and epigenetics, which are the mechanisms and control of gene expression during differentiation of plant cells and tissues.

In your ecology/botany notebook write “Ms. Zeches classroom diagram” as your title for today’s entry.

Next, draw a large square to represent this classroom

Inside the square label all of the safety equipment and exits. If you finish before the allotted time compare your square with your table partner. Did either of you miss anything? Add it if you did.

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•What is environmental Stewardship?

•Predict if you don’t know.

Warm-upWhat is the proper way to hold a

shovel, rake, “tree trimmers”, and a garden hoe when you are not using it and when you are walking with it?

Be ready to go outside for a safety briefing about equipmentand expectations

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• What living things do you hope to see in the wetlands?

Warm-up• List the steps involved in using

the scientific method in any science investigation.

• Can you think of anything we could investigate in this class?

• List at least one investigation we could conduct.

Warm-up• Be ready to go outside to

and around the greenhouse-planting, WEEDING, organizing, and RAKING GRAVEL ON THE PATH.

Warm-up• Today we must try to accomplish more

at the greenhouse, I again need you to address safety concerns and expectations. List the two most important rules you will follow today (if these rules are broken we go inside immediately).

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•What are invasive species? What have we been doing about them?

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• Define the following terms in your notebook:

• Biotic• Abiotic• EPA

Copy the words you don’t have into your notebook (skip lines for definitions)

Word wall vocabulary

• Biotic• Abiotic• Ecology• EPA• Deforestation• Exotic species

• Ecosystem• Botany• Mutualism• Parasites• Symbiosis• commensalism

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• Describe how to split plants.• Why do we do this?

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• Define Biotic, abiotic and ecosystem.

Ecosystem

a system involving the interactions between a community of living organisms in a particular area and its nonliving environment

Biotic

•Having to do with life or living organisms

Abiotic

•Not living or having to do with not living things in an ecosystem

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•Define Symbiosis and invasive species.

SymbiosisAn association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member.

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• What is the difference between mutualism among living things and a living thing having a parasite?

Mutualism• a relationship between two

species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.

• A parasitic relationship is A relationship where only one organism benefits and can harm the other. (malaria in humans)

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• What is commensalism?

commensalism

• Type of symbiosis that involves one organism benefiting and the other not really being affected.

Botany

•The science or study of plants

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• In your own words define mutualism, symbiosis, and parasitism.

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency-created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.

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• What is deforestation?

DeforestationThe cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area. Deforestation can erode soils, contribute to desertification and the pollution of waterways, and decrease biodiversity through the destruction of habitat.

Exotic speciesOrganisms introduced into habitats where they are not native. Invasive exotic species are organisms not native to a region, and whose introduction causes economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

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• What are the environmental issues your generation should be concerned with?

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• Today we are going to create Algal blooms

• Predict: What is an algal bloom?

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• On Friday my other classes created algal blooms- the control group has just algae and water, the experimental group has fertilizer, algae and water. Write a hypothesis using if, then and because.

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• What is the purpose of the swamp cooler in the greenhouse? (If you don’t know, predict)

Warm-up• Today we will learn about algal

blooms and how they occur.• You will have algae cultures and liquid

fertilizer• Write a hypothesis using the words IF,

Then, and Because to predict what will happen when the 2 are mixed.

Labels for Algal blooms• All groups add 150 mL of water to your beaker• Group 1: Control group-only 4 drops of algae and water.• Group 2: Experimental group #1-3-4 drops of algae and

3-4 drops of fertilizer• Group 3: Experimental group #1-3 to 4 drops of algae

and 3-4 drops of fertilizer• Group 4: Experimental group #2-3 to 4 drops of algae

and 3-4 drops of fertilizer AND before adding anything to the water add 1 spoon of salt and mix well.

• Group 5 and 6: Experimental Group #3- add 10-12 drops each of algae and fertilizer.

Warm-up• Check status of Algal Bloom and

record the data on your chart.Date Approximate % increase

in algaeColor Opacity Odor

Warm-up• List the living things you have

seen in an around the green house. Have you seen any examples of a food web happening in front of your eyes or an example of new life or death?

• BE READY TO GO TO THE GREENHOUSE

• WE MUST label and organize the boots!

Warm-upBe ready to go to the wetlands.Choose Jobs for walnut creek:Be a water surveyerTrash surveyerLookout for living organismsLookout for all of the different plants and trees

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• What do you know about growing plants from seeds?

• List what you know about the structure of plants?

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• What were the differences between plant and animal cells that we discussed last week?

• What were the two types of seed bearing plants/trees we learned about?

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• Define whatever word wall terms we have not completed (The blank ones on your list).

Warm-upList any North Carolina environmental

issues that you have heard of. Also if you know of regional issues to

include the whole east coast include those as well.

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• Why should we be concerned about water conservation (if you do not know make a prediction why)?

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Prepare for going to thewetland center for our metaphors of the wetlandstour.

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• Compare the Walnut Creek wetlands to the wetland in the Magic school bus episode.

• What were the similarities and differences?

• Today we are again working in and around the greenhouse. Choose a job:

• If you have not planted choose 2 partners and create a flat-be sure to label what is planted in it.

• Weeding, prepping for bulbs outside• Watering• Organizing/cleaning in the greenhouse

•Have your warm-ups ready to be graded.

•What is biodiversity?

• the variety of life, is absolutely essential to the health of our planet's ecosystems.

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• Be ready to go to the greenhouse.

Warm-up• Today we are working out front. • Same jobs as last week except we

add installing the fence, plus, planting azaleas (possibly removing plants), Weeding, spreading mulch and pushing wheel barrows of mulch.

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• Has your plant sprouted? If not what are some reasons that could be related to why it has not? If it has sprouted predict how much it grew over the weekend.

Warm-up• Today we are working out front.

Change groups from yesterday for laying bricks, fencing, trimming, weeding, spreading compost and pushing wheel barrows of mulch.

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• If we decide to pursue water conservation as a stewardship challenge at Carnage, how will we track the use of and wastefulness of water?

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• List and explain ideas that you have for presentation of our data and our accomplishments if we take on the Stewardship Challenge. We want to win!!!!

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•Get your boots on and be ready to go to the wetlands.

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List the steps you followed yesterday for planting seeds in remembrance of Sept. 11. What flower/vegetable/fruit did you plant?

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• List the most important expectations for working outside today and be ready to move quickly and quietly to the greenhouse.

• Today we must try to accomplish even more outside the green house, I again need you to address safety concerns and expectations. List the two most important rules you will follow today (if these rules are broken we go inside immediately).

• I also need volunteers to organize the boots and pots in the greenhouse.

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• What are the perks of the wetlands?

START YOUR HOMEWORK…Due ?: Write 2 paragraphs: 1st-Summarize your

experiences in the wetlands and in the ecosystem around the greenhouse. What have you learned? 2nd-Write a detailed description about what you have learned about the walnut creek wetlands: Where does the water originate from? Where does it go? What do the wetlands do for the Raleigh area? What do they do for most of the southeastern part of N.C.? Where does the water end up? Why is our focus in the wetlands so important? What does it do for plants and animals?

Tuesday Warm-up• Write a reflective paragraph (or

longer) about yesterday’s Eagle lesson. Include the following: Predict whether other living things were affected by DDT. Do you think Humans were affected?

Wed. Warm-up

•Finish questions from Bill Nye Forest video and discuss at tables.

Thurs. Warm-up

• Write at least 4 sentences summarizing what you learned from the Bill Nye Forest video.

warm-upWhat is hazardous waste and why is it dangerous?

What are two ways that pollution can harm people?

• Hazardous waste is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. They can be discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes.

Warm-up What is the purpose of keeping a

wetland area near the city of Raleigh?

Jobs for walnut creek:Be a water surveyerTrash surveyerLookout for living organismsLookout for all of the different plants and trees

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• Write a summary of your experiences at Walnut Creek so far. Include the condition of the protected wetland and whether you think it is important to conserve this area. Did your team complete the tasks required on the directions? What still needs to be done?

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•What is the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource?

• A renewable resource can be used over and over or has an unlimited supply. A non-renewable cannot be replaced or can only be replaced over thousands or millions of years.

• What is your reaction to The Lorax?

• What can one person do to help the environment? Is it worth trying to help?

Warm-up• What is fracking?• Do you think fracking will be good

or bad for North Carolina? • Give details to support your

opinion.

Define Symbiosis Mutualism, Parasites, commensalism

• Biotic• Abiotic• Ecology• EPA• Deforestation• Exotic species• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem• Botany• Mutualism• Parasites• Symbiosis• commensalism

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•List all of the renewable energy resources that you can think of.

Jig-saw1. Get into groups of 3 and take an energy primer

packet from the front table. In your group skim the handout together and ask me to assign you a specific section to develop a presentation about. Discuss the assigned section.

2. As a group create a presentation that will summarize your 2 forms of energy to the class.

3. Everyone must have a speaking part in the presentation and you must create a visual aide.

Warm up• You have 5 minutes to get ready to

share your presentation.• Be sure to assign a speaking role to

everyone in the group• Total point value is 30 points- 10 for the

quality of information provided from the reading and any additional information found. 10 for each individual speaker (voice, eye contact…), 10 for the technology/graphic organizer used.

Give one example each of how you could reduce, reuse and recycle a natural resource.

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• Make a checklist for what you need to accomplish in the media center today.

• Don’t forget to look at the rubric to be sure you have covered all of the requirements.

• Imagine that you have just finished reading a magazine. Write down at least three things you can do with the magazine that would be better than throwing it in the trash.

Why is coal considered a non-Renewable Resource?

How does conservation ofresources also reducepollution and protect habitats?

Megan rode her bike to the store. The Goodwill store was on the way so she dropped off some clothing she had outgrown. While at the store she made Sure to buy items with little packaging and carried her purchases in her backpack. Describe how Megan practiced conservation.

conservation, renewable resources, fossil fuels, aluminum, nonrenewable resources, solar energy, environmental solutions.

How does the endangered species act protect endangered organisms?

• It forbids activities that would harm any species on the endangered species list. This act also requires development of recovery programs for each endangered species

Do you think we should have laws regulating the use of our natural resources? Why or why not? Would you be willing to give up some “luxuries” (use less paper, shorter showers)

•Watch Michael Jackson Earth day video. Write at least 4 sentences describing your reaction to the video.

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Review all vocabulary in your notebook from this quarter-we are going to try the vocabulary around the world game again

Also think about which word you would like to draw as a visual example for next quarter’s classes.

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Spend a few minutes with silent focused thinking- reflect on the whole ecology class. Write a paragraph describing what you did and did not like about the course.

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• Name at least one thing you learned in science this year. Is there anything you still do not understand?