Category: 8.11

(11) Organisms and environments. The student knows that interdependence occurs among living
systems and the environment and that human activities can affect these systems. The student is
expected to:
(A) investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may compete
for biotic factors such as food and abiotic factors such as quantity of light, water, range of
temperatures, or soil composition;
(B) explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in
subsequent populations; and
(C) recognize human dependence on ocean systems and explain how human activities such as
runoff, artificial reefs, or use of resources have modified these systems.

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Lesson Plans 9/9-9/13

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9/9: Bell ringer, create and complete environmental change timeline activity from last week using Prezi.

9/10: Bell ringer, TEKS 8.11C – the students will recognize human dependence on ocean systems and explain how human activities such as runoff, artificial reefs, or use of resources have modified these systems; pre-assessment, breakdown of TEKS 8.11C in journals and vocabulary.

teks 811c and vocab

9/11: Bell ringer, ENGAGE – identify common objects that come from our oceans, EXPLAIN – Communicate Science creative story writing assignment.

CREATIVE WRITING – TX_8.11C_HumanEffectonResources_EXPLAIN_CommunicateScience

9/12: Bell ringer; complete EXPLAIN writing activity; TEST REVIEW click link below –

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E02CLGgewgYQH7M6HbG8KYR42T20TzUZnul8qju9yv0/edit?usp=sharing

9/13: UNIT TEST

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Lesson Plans 9/3-9/6

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9/2: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

9/3: Bell ringer, TEKS 8.11B – the students will explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations; Pre-assessment, breakdown of TEKS 8.11B in journals, vocabulary.

Journal 8.11B

Journal 8.11B vocab

9/4: Bell ringer, ENGAGE – environmental changes musical chairs, imagination time travel group timeline activity.

9/5: Bell ringer, EXPLORE Student Guide and Journal – students will study potential environmental impacts to organisms and subsequent populations by comparing a section of disturbed environment to a natural environment.

9/6: Bell ringer, complete EXPLORE Student Guide and Journal.

 

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Lesson Plans 8/26-8/30

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8/26: Bell ringer, TEKS 8.11A – the student is expected to investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may compete for biotic and abiotic factors such as food, quantity of light, water, range of temperatures, or soil composition. Pre-assessment, breakdown of TEKS 8.11A in journals, vocabulary.

Journal 8.11A

8/27: Bell ringer, complete TEKS 8.11A breakdown and vocabulary in journals, Biotic Bingo.

8/28: Bell ringer, EXPLORE Student Guide and Journal – So Squirrelly Game. Journal checks.

8/29: Bell ringer, continue EXPLORE Student Guide and Journal.

8/30: Bell ringer, STEMscopedia small group activity, progress monitoring assessment.