Ecology Unit – Teacher’s Guide
Welcome! This post has been written with the intention of helping you plan an engaging and comprehensive Ecology Unit for your middle school science class. If you’re arriving to this page from somewhere other than the Teachers Pay Teachers site, this is the product that this guide was written for. Here’s how I teach using these resources:
Note: Items are listed in the order in which they would be used. Lessons are not broken into specific “days” as many of us have vastly different timings per class period.
Note : All of the following presentations are in Google Slides format and are intended to be interactive. You can give each student a copy and have them complete the interactive sections, or use Nearpod, Peardeck, or other interactive software to increase student engagement.
- Ecosystems This fun, 14 slide presentation covers the following vocabulary: organism, species, population, community, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, habitat. Follow it up with the Ecosystem Guided Practice for homework or reteaching. I would probably also use the Biotic & Abiotic Factors practice worksheet at this time.
- Food Webs & Energy Pyramids This 21 slide presentation covers the following topics: consumer, producer, decomposer, carnivore, omnivore, herbivore, scavenger, trophic levels, food chains, food webs, energy pyramids. I would use the Food Webs & Energy Pyramids Guided Practice and the Food Web Practice following this presentation and the Energy Pyramids presentation. You could also have your students Create a Food Web as a fun assessment.
- Energy Pyramids Optionally, you may decide that your students need a day to focus only on energy pyramids. If so, this resource will be perfect! This 25 slide presentation covers the following topics: how energy is lost after each trophic level, metabolism & cellular respiration, bioaccumulation.
- Interactions of Living Things This 19 slide presentation covers the following topics: natural Selection, adaptations, niche, competition, predator/prey, symbiotic relationships: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. The Symbiosis Guided Practice makes a great follow up for this!
- Populations This 45 slide presentation covers the following topics: population, population density, dispersal patterns, age structure, limiting factor (density dependent and independent), carrying capacity, birth rate, death rate immigration, emigration. Both the Carrying Capacity & Limiting Factors Guided Practice and the Population Density, Random Sampling, Mark & Recapture Worksheets make great follow up activities for this presentation.
- Carbon Cycle This 30 slide presentation covers the following topics: industrial emissions, respiration/photosynthesis, diffusion, fossil fuels, decomposition. Follow with the Carbon Cycle Guided Practice for homework.
- Nitrogen Cycle This presentation covers the following topics: nitrogen in living things, nitrogen fixation by plants, Haber-Bosch, and lightning, nitrogen as a limiting factor in farming, and human impact of using nitrogen fertilizers. Follow with the Nitrogen Cycle Guided Reading for homework.
- Biodiversity This 25 slide presentation answers the following questions: what is biodiveristy, why is biodiversity important, and what is being done to maintain biodiversity? The Biodiversity Guided Practice makes a great follow up!
- Ecosystem Guided Practice This homework activity is designed to reinforce key vocabulary related to ecosystems. I would definitely encourage using these guided readings in tandem with whole group presentations to give students multiple modes of learning. They can be assigned as homework, used in class as a station, cut & glued into interactive notebooks, or assigned only to students who have been identified as needing reteaching.
- Biotic & Abiotic Factors
- This is a quick practice worksheet that requires students to differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors. Use this whole group or individually as an easy review.
- Biomes Webquest Take a day (or two) off while your students complete this best selling webquest! I’m not sure how in depth you’d like to go as far as requiring students to actually memorize information about each biome. Personally, I don’t consider it a priority, but I do like to introduce the different types of habitats. This webquest should make it easy for your students to learn on their own. Discuss it later in a flipped classroom style!
- Biomes Guided Practice Use this for homework or reteaching! This resource has 3 pages of information and 4 pages of activities for students. A reading introduces biomes in general and then includes a short summary of each major biome. Students are then able to answer comprehension questions. A map interpretation activity is also included.
- Symbiosis Guided Practice This guided practice gives several examples of symbiotic relationships and asks students to determine if they are commensalism, mutualism, or parasitism. Recently, I decided to use this as a whole group activity and it worked really well. Our discussions about each scenario were interesting and insightful!
- Food Webs & Energy Pyramids Guided Practice This is a super popular resource that guides students through key vocabulary related to food chains and food webs and also gives plenty of practice identifying consumer tropic levels and even designing your own food web.
- Food Web Practice I find that my students generally need a little additional practice with food chains and food webs, so I use this resource for a little review.
- Create a Food Web I like to task students to create their own food webs as well. To make things more exciting, I allow students to design a food web for a made up ecosystem if they want. To make things even more intense, I usually use the best food web on the test! We always get some gorgeous student work from this assignment.
- Invasive Species Guided Practice In this resource, students will read a short bio on several invasive species. This may be used as a suitable intro to the invasive species project to get students thinking about different species and what impacts they have on non-native ecosystems.
- Endangered and Extinct Species Web Activity Allow your students to explore the outcomes of imbalance within an ecosystem over the next days beginning with this fun research assignment on endangered and extinct species. This activity will begin to bring in the human element as your students begin to comprehend the interdependence of all ecosystems with human life.
- Carrying Capacity & Limiting Factors Guided Practice This resource is designed to reinforce the concepts of carrying capacity and limiting factor. It includes several case studies which should hopefully help bring these topics to life for students.
- Population Density, Random Sampling, Mark & Recapture Worksheets This resource gives students hands on experience with the ways the scientists interact with populations. I would definitely recommend using calculators with this resource.
- Biosphere Reading Assignment This reading is a free resource on my site, and serves as an intro to a biosphere project I have added to my ecology unit. In this assignment, students explore the Biosphere 2 Project in Phoenix, Arizona and begin to connect their ecology knowledge to the idea of engineering a remote ecosystem on Mars or another planet. The projects were a lot of fun, and my students really ran with their imaginations. See more of that project here .
- Biodiversity Guided Practice Allow students to investigate the importance biodiversity on their own with this 5 page resource. Students will be asked to consider what steps they feel are most important for maintaining biodiversity as well as getting outside and investigating the biodiversity in their area.
- Water Cycle Guided Practice Generally my students come in already knowing at least a little about the water cycle. If your students have never seen it before, I might supplement this topic a bit more. No weather/climate unit is complete without at least a base knowledge of the water cycle!
- Carbon Cycle Guided Practice Review the key terms related to the carbon cycle with this homework activity.
- Nitrogen Cycle Guided Reading Review the key terms related to the nitrogen cycle with this homework activity.
- Ecology Formative Quiz A quick multiple choice quiz covering the following topics: biotic vs. abiotic, organism, populations, communities, ecosystem, population density, limiting factor and carrying capacity, reading population graphs, adaptations, niche, energy pyramids and food webs, symbiotic relationships, and types of consumers
- Study Guide & Unit Test In most units I require a performance based summative (such as a project) as well as a written test. This study guide and test cover all the topics in this unit, allowing students to express their knowledge with a variety of question types.
- Invasive Species Project This assessment ties together several ecology topics such as resource availability, interactions of organisms, cycling of matter and energy, competition, and the idea that populations are affected by various physical and biological components of ecosystems. Students will investigate how their species has impacted its non-native ecosystem as well as describing planned solutions for maintaining biodiversity.
After students have completed their research, they will film a segment of an imaginary television show called Ecology’s Most Wanted. In their video they will act as a news anchor and cover all the major information about their species and its impact on the ecosystem.
It could be useful to use the Invasive Species Guided Practice as an intro to this project, so that students have some exposure to different invasive species.
- Biome Shadowbox This is a classic project (that even I did as a student) which requires to recreate a biome or ecosystem in a shoebox. The finished products can be really gorgeous and fun to display. Check out some more of our student work here.
- Biosphere Project * This project is not included in this unit, but I wanted to describe it here in case you’re looking for another extension activity. * The biosphere project requires students to combine all of their knowledge of ecology in order to design a sustainable Mars ecosystem in which a certain number of humans can live and coexist with their environment. To complete the project, students will build an actual biosphere model to represent their plan.
My students have done an incredible job with this project in the past. Check out some of their work here .
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Ecology Teaching Resources
Ecology is a large theme, and often not given full coverage in a biology class due to time constraints. Below are some basic lessons on ecology and environmental science.
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Google Slides and Notes on Ecology
Populations and Communities
Google Slides and Notes on Populations
Estimating Population Size – use bags filled with “animals” to mark and recapture and estimate the population size in the bag
Analyzing Graphs – Social Hierarchy and Stress – science journal article with graph showing stress levels in group members of baboon social groups.
Case Study – Loggerhead Turtles and Population Models – explore the number of eggs hatched and survivorship
Ecology Case Study – The Wolves of Isle Royale – population decline and reintroduction of wolves
Modeling Survivorship Curves with Bubbles – simulate survival patterns with this fun bubble activity
Predator Prey Graph – graph data on deer and wolf populations (growth curves)
Interpreting a Food Web and Trophic Levels – shows a food web, identify types of consumers
Lesson of the Kaibab – Graph deer population after a catastrophic population decline
Exploring Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity – read ecology scenarios and identify density dependent and density independent factors
Random Sampling – estimate a population of “sunflowers”
Random Sampling with Dandelions – estimate the number of weeds on your school grounds using string and counting the number of plants within a plotted area
Symbiosis and Energy Use – examine several graphs and determine the type of relationship indicated (commensalism, parasitism, mutualism)
Interpreting Ecological Data – graphs and data tables
Demography Lab – collect cemetery data, construct survivorship curve
Rabbit and Wolf Simulation – collect data, growth curves, analyze how reproductive rates of predator and prey affect growth curves
Predator and Prey Simulation with Notecards – use notecards to demonstrate how predator and prey numbers change over time
Forest Food Web Label – image; label producers, consumers, carnivores
Prairie Food Web Label II – another image to identify producers, consumers
Biomes and Ecosystems
Google Slides and Notes on Biomes
Google Slides and Notes on Niche Partitioning
Analyzing Data – Explore Features of Biomes – Use a map and graphs to determine features of biomes
Build an Ecosystem – use bags, water BTB, oxygen data
Investigating Algae Blooms – analyze and color a map showing regions of algae blooms, determine causes
Succession in an Ecosystem – graphic shows how species are replaced as a pond dries up.
Create a Biome Concept Map – research biomes to create graphic organizer
Biomes Concept Map Fill In – concept map is already created, students fill in words
Research Biomes Project – create a presentation, travel brochure or similar artifact to showcase your biome
Analyze Data and Create a Climate Graph – chart showing rainfall and temperatures of different regions
Exploring Range of Tolerance in Steelhead Trout – analyze a graph showing temperature and number of trout
Investigation – What Organisms Are Found in Pond Water? – students examine pond water under a microscope and use field guides to identify organisms
Predator Prey Simulation at Learner.org – change variables on numbers and types of predators
Ecosystem in a Jar – design a habitat for snails and water plants and observe changes in carbon dioxide levels with bromothymol blue
Ecosystem (Biomes) Venn Diagram – compare two biomes and complete diagram
Biomes at MoBot – web lesson, research site, fill out table and answer questions
Color a Biome Map – color North American Biomes by reading instructions on their locations
Owl Pellets – dissect owl pellets, reconstruct skeletons
Investigating Algae Blooms and Dinoflagellates – discover how rainfall and temperature affect aquatic ecosystems
Sea Turtles and Sex Determination – investigate how temperature affects the sex of hatching turtles
Case Study – The Wolves of Isle Royale – explores how inbreeding can affect populations
Can Sport Hunting Control Predator Populations – examine data on cougar attacks in states that allow hunting and those that do no allow hunting
Data Analysis – Invasion of the Jumping Worms – data shows how an invasive species can affect soil quality
Ecology Project – create a presentation about an environmental issue
Case Study – How Human Activities Affect Water Quality – examine a map showing various areas of a river affected by pollution
Designer Dogs – Examines the cost associated with breeding designer dogs (such as Puggles); students to consider alternatives to buying pets.
Exotic Pets – a set of activities over wild and exotic animals and the risks of owning them
Environmental Action Group Discussion – a simulation where students allocate resources to various causes
Endangered Species Project – create a publication (website or prezi) that explores a species that is threatened
Investigate the Causes Endangered Species – using earthsendangered.com, create a graphic organizer that compares 4 different threatened animals from an area of the planet
Food for Thought – model the amount of food resources each country has using Hershey kisses
Zebra Mussels – read an article about exotic (invasive) species, answer questions
Human Population Graph – use data to graph growth and analyze
Environmental Action – as a group, allocate resources to different “causes”
Ecology Listmania – an introductory discussion where students list ideas or issues related to the environment
Investigation – What Factors Affect the Heart Rate of Daphnia – expose a living organism to ethanol to determine how it affects the heart rate
The Desperate Dozen – How limited resources in medicine should be allocated.
NGSS Life Science
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- Ecosystem Biodiversity - biotic factors and abiotic factors.
- Competition - niche, limited resources.
- Predator and Prey Interactions
- Symbiosis - parasites, mutualism, commensalism, symbiotic relationship.
- Biological Communities - the different species living in a habitat.
- Biomes of the World - tundra biome, desert biome, marine biome, grassland biome, taiga biome, temperate grassland biomes, temperate deciduous forest biome, tropical rain forest biome, savanna biome, polar ice biome.
- What is an Ecosystem - biological community and physical environmental factors.
- Forest Ecosystems - rainforest ecosystem, tropical rainforest ecosystems, temperate rainforest ecosystems, tropical dry forests, deciduous forests, coniferous forests.
- Aquatic Ecosystems - freshwater ecosystems, ocean ecosystems, wetland ecosystem, marine ecosystems, pond ecosystems.
- Other Ecosystems - desert ecosystems, tundra ecosystem, grassland ecosystems, soil ecosystems.
- Acid Rain - air pollution, sulfuric acid.
- Global Warming - greenhouse gases, greenhouse effect.
- Ozone Layer - CFC chlorofluorocarbons, O 3 , ultra violent radiation.
- Loss of Biodiversity - deforestation, extinction of species.
- Toxic Magnification - accumulation of toxins in higher trophic levels.
- Resource Depletion - topsoil erosion, ground water pollution and depletion, non-renewable resources, rate of renewable resources.
Lessons Organized by NGSS Standard
- LS1 From Molecules to Organisms
- LS2 Ecosystems
- LS3 Heredity
- LS4 Biological Evolution
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Teaching Activities About Ecology and Biodiversity
This collection highlights teaching activities, hands-on lessons, and online simulations we found on the web that can help students learn about ecology and biodiversity . They are created by science educators and partner education organizations. Just as all our original content is free, we only recommend external resources that are free for teachers.
1. Endangered Whales Activity
This activity was authored in 2018 by teachers Beth Marass and Jayne Ricciardi as part of summer educator programs offered by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ( MBARI ). Included are a lesson plan, lesson presentation, student handouts, and YouTube video tutorials on the online tools used during the lesson. In this activity, students use genetic sequences to determine if whale meat in fish markets is from endangered species . Students will use the NCBI website and BLAST tools to compare DNA sequences.
Image from MBARI
- Activity : web page
- Topic : genetics, marine mammals, biotechnology, DNA sequencing, forensic science
- Level : high school
2. Coral Reef Activity
This activity was published in 2017 by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) as part of an extension collection of educator resources . The 26-page lesson plan includes teacher materials, student handouts, and assessments that introduce students to coral reefs and how humans can impact the marine environment.
Image from NOAA
- Activity : PDF
- Topic : coral reefs, ecology, marine habitat
- Level : middle school
3. Marine Protected Areas Activity
This activity was published by NOAA as part of its extensive educator resources. The 8-page lesson plan includes teacher materials, a student handout, and an assessment tool. In this activity students will learn about the importance of marine protected areas and how they can be successful, creating a “gallery wall” of their findings to share with the class or school.
- Topic : conservation, marine habitat
- Level : middle school, high school
4. Virtual Field Trips of Elkhorn Slough
This activity is offered by Elkhorn Slough, a wetland reserve located on the California coast. Originally published in 2020 as “virtual field trips,” these activities appear to have been rebranded as “flyover” visits. As of September 2023, links to student and teacher resources appear on a pop-up bar from their Education Resources page while the videos are found on YouTube. Lessons focus on animal adaptations, energy flow through the ecosystem, watershed functioning, and human impacts in the estuary.
Image from Elkhorn Slough
- Activities : Flyover 1 is a 5-minute virtual exploration of “Trail to Parsons Overlook.” Worksheets are available for students in K-1 , 2-3 , 4 , and 5-6 . Flyover 2 is a 4-minute virtual exploration of “Salt Marsh to Mud Flats.” A worksheet is available for students in K-8 .
- Topic : adaptation, energy systems, watersheds, human impacts
- Level : varies
5. Lesson Sets from WWF
These 19 lessons sets are topical collections of digital and print classroom materials published by the World Wildlife Foundation ( WWF ), an international interest group founded in 1961 to “protect places and species that were threatened by human development.” Some of them (currently eight) are available in Spanish. They also link to videos the WWF has compiled to supplement the core lesson plans. In these lessons, students of various levels will learn about biodiversity, endangered species, and ecological interactions.
Image from WWF
- Lesson sets : English , Spanish
- Topic : biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, ecology
- Levels : varies
6. Right Whale Investigation
This activity was published in 2008 by the Smithsonian Institute’s Office of Educational Technology as part of its Learning Lab collections. It offers a “multi-step lesson” with supplemental audio and visual resources drawing from the Smithsonian’s natural history, postal museum, and magazine units. In this activity, students go on an interactive investigation into the movement and behavior of North Atlantic Right Whales . This exploration helps students make connections between endangered species and human protections for animals.
Image from Smithsonian Institute
- Topic : conservation, endangered species, marine mammals, natural history
7. Ecosystem Mapping Activity
This activity was developed by three researchers – Ed Barbanell, Meghann Jarchow, and John Ritter – for the InTeGrate program at Carleton University that operated from 2012 to 2019 with funding from the National Science Foundation. It includes a PowerPoint presentation, student materials, and a student worksheet with teacher key. In this activity, students use GoogleEarth to learn about and assess ecosystem services in areas.
Image from InTeGrate
- Topic : ecology, ecosystems, technology
8. Land Use Mapping Activity
This activity was published in May 2018 (with updates in 2020) by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute ( HHMI ), a private biomedical research organization founded in 1953. It features a video – with an “audio descriptive version” – showing Indigenous communities in Darién, Panama, mapping their land with drones . In this activity students use a worksheet to reflect on this video. Worksheets and materials are available in both English and Spanish.
Image from HHMI
- Topic : conservation, land use, technology, human impacts
9. Nitrogen Cycle Game
This activity was developed by Lisa Gardner and was last updated in 2022. It is published by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a multi-university research institute funded by the National Science Foundation and based in Boulder, Colorado. In this game, students learn about the nitrogen cycle and the reservoirs in which nitrogen can be found. Game station signs and student sheets are available in both English and Spanish.
Image from UCAR
- Topic : nitrogen, atmosphere, life cycles
10. Nitrogen Cycle Activities
This activity was published in 2014 by the Utah State University Extension as part of its Stream Side Science materials. It includes a core classroom activity as well as suggested extension activities. In this activity, students learn about the nitrogen cycle and do experiments testing water from different sources.
Image from USUE
- Activity : web page , PDF
- Topic : nitrogen, water, human impacts
11. Everglades Activities
This collection is published by the Everglades Foundation , a nonprofit group founded in 1993 to “restore and protect the greater Everglades ecosystem .” Resources are organized by grade groups (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) or by special focus (science content, media materials, dual language). Activities include age-appropriate content like coloring sheets, videos, games, scientific explorations, and more. While English is the primary language offered, some supplements are available in Spanish or Haitian Creole.
Image from Everglades Foundation
- Collection : web page , dual language
- Topic : conservation, ecology, ecosystem
That’s Not All!
Check out our full collections of adapted research articles on Ecology and Biodiversity . Each article comes with tailored teaching resources, lessons, labs, and other activities for your students.
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Unit 4: Interactions in ecosystems
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Ecosystems and Environments
Ecosystems and Environments describes how people and all living things interact with and rely on their environments. Students will discover the difference between an ecosystem and an environment and will learn how both relate to the world around them. Students will learn that many living organisms can make up a single ecosystem within an environment.
In the “Options for Lesson” section, you will find a number of suggestions to add to, or alter, the lesson. One option is to assign students a specific ecosystem to research on their own. They can gather information and present what they find to the class.
Additional information, what our ecosystems and environments lesson plan includes.
Lesson Objectives and Overview: Ecosystems and Environments teaches students how living things interact in their habitats. Students will learn the difference between the two terms and be able to identify different parts of an ecosystem. By the end, they will see how they, themselves, interact with and rely on their own ecosystem. This lesson is for students in 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade.
Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the yellow box that you might find useful. You will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you need to prepare beforehand. This lesson requires no additional supplies apart from the worksheets.
Options for Lesson
In the “Options for Lesson” section, you will find some additional ideas or suggestions for extra tasks or activities or alternative ways to go about the lesson. One option is to add pairs of organisms to the activity to extend it. Another option is to have students, depending on their level, work independently on the assignments. You could use the practice worksheet as a homework assignment if you wish. Another suggestion for more advanced students is to assign a specific ecosystem to each student and have them research them further and later present to the class. They could use the internet or other resources to gather information.
The teacher notes page provides a little more guidance or direction on the lesson overall. It suggests teaching this lesson in conjunction with others about certain ecosystems, such as lesson on deserts or rainforests. You can use the blank lines on this page to write down ideas or thoughts you have before presenting the lesson to your students.
ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES
The Ecosystems and Environments lesson plan includes two content pages. The first page defines the two terms and explains the differences between them. Everything a person sees as they look around them is part of their environment. People share their environment with the other people they interact with each day. This could involve talking or playing with someone, helping someone, or eating and sharing a meal. However, these interactions are specific to the ecosystem in which someone lives.
The lesson explains that an ecosystem includes plants and animals. But it’s not the same thing as the environment. A person’s pet, for instance, is just as much a part of the environment as the birds or squirrels in the trees in their backyard. However, sharing the same environment is not the same thing as sharing the same ecosystem. The environment includes an organism’s surroundings. The ecosystem is the place where organisms interact with each other. A person’s dog would be part of their ecosystem and environment. However, if the person doesn’t interact with the birds or squirrels outside, those animals would only be part of the person’s environment.
To further illustrate this point, students will review an example of moss on a fence post. Living in the moss might be insects, spiders, other types of plants, or tiny organisms that are only visible with a microscope. All these living things interact with each other to live, grow, and survive. They share the same ecosystem. If the fence post exists in someone’s backyard, then that person and the organisms on the fence post share the same environment.
The environment beneath a rock could contain a completely separate ecosystem of worms, tiny plants, and other living things. In other words, there are many different ecosystems in the world that are part of the same environment. Some are big and some are as small as the area beneath a rock.
A puddle is another good example of an ecosystem for several living things. There can be plants, insects, or other tiny organisms living and surviving in the puddle of water. They depend on the water and its nutrients as well as sunlight to survive. It might even benefit the ecosystem if something disturbs the puddle sometimes. The temperature of the air plays a big role in the survival of the ecosystem.
The lesson then discusses the roles of various organisms within an environment. In the example of the puddle, an insect may be the food source for another organism, like a spider or bird. The plants provide foot for the insects. If the puddle evaporates from heat, the ecosystem dies. Alternatively, if a new organism joins, it can change life in the puddle.
Students will recognize that the members of an ecosystem rely on each other for survival. Every ecosystem has a food chain, a path by which energy from producers can transfer to consumers and later to decomposers. The plants are always producers, providing a food source for insects and other animals. Those animals are the consumers of the plants. Decomposers break down the dead plants and animals, which provides nutrients for plants, keeping the cycle going.
The largest ecosystems or environments include rainforests, deserts, oceans, lakes, mountains, swamps, and so many more. From the smallest to the largest, every environment is affected by pollution, litter, and other manmade disturbances. The lesson closes by explaining that it is important to protect ecosystems by taking care of the environments we live in.
Here is a list of the vocabulary words students will learn in this lesson plan:
- Environment: the area surrounding someone at any given time, such as a park, school, or house
- Ecosystem: the place where organisms interact with each other
- Food chain: a path by which energy transfers from producers to consumers to decomposers
- Producers: the living organisms that provide food or energy to consumers
- Consumers: the living organisms that eat producers for food or energy
- Decomposers: the living organisms that break down dead plants and animals
ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS
The Ecosystems and Environments lesson plan has two worksheets: an activity worksheet and a practice worksheet. These will help students solidify their comprehension of the material. The guide on the classroom procedure page describes when to hand out each worksheet to the class.
COMPARE THE TWO ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
Students will review pairs of organisms for the activity. There are six pairs total for them to compare. At the end, there is a single question for them to answer. Students can work in pairs for the activity if you prefer. In addition, you can add more pairs to compare to provide students with extra practice.
ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS PRACTICE WORKSHEET
You are welcome to use the practice worksheet as a homework assignment instead. (Review the “Options for Lesson” section on the classroom procedure page for additional suggestions.) There are two sections for this worksheet. The first section requires students to match terms to their correct definitions. There are 10 definitions in this section. The second part requires students to fill in the blanks in a paragraph using words from a word bank.
Worksheet Answer Keys
The last page of the document is an answer key for the practice worksheet. The correct responses are in red to make it easy to compare with students’ responses. If you choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that omits this page. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep this as reference for yourself when grading assignments
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Principles of Ecology
- This “ Biological Communities ” activity uses soil samples to investigate relationships in a community.
- Probe “ Deer: Predation and Starvation ” in this activity.
- Identify the members of a “ Food Web ” and construct another web in this activity.
- Have students do this “Principles of Ecology” ( doc ) crossword puzzle.
- This “ Food Webs ” activity uses index card and colored markers to construct a Food Web on the chalk or white board.
- “ Food Kerplunk ” is a game designed to teach the preservation of wildlife in an ecosystem.
- Do “The Principles of Ecology” ( doc ) wordsearch puzzle with answers ( doc ).
- Try this “ Food Webs ” mystery game in four different ecosystems.
- In this NOVA activity, “ Volcanoes of the Deep ,” students must use the internet to explore the symbiotic relationships between organisms found around hydrothermal vents.
- This “ Predator-Prey Simulation ” uses squares cut out of index card to represent predators and prey.
- A WebQuest “ Exploring the Life and Ecology of Mono Lake .” This WebQuest includes instructions, resources, a rubric for grading, and teacher information.
- Learn about the types of relationships found between organisms on a coral reef in PBS’s “ Coral Reef Connections ” activity.
- View this “ Carbon Cycle Diagram ,” read about it, and answer the questions from this Teacher’s Domainis activity (You must register for free to access).
- Watch the “ Ancient Farmers of the Amazon ” video about the symbiotic relationship between Leafcutter ants and the fungi on which they feed along with another surprising relationship. This is also from Teacher’s Domain, and includes questions about the video.
- “ Food Chain ” is actually a food pyramid simulation that allows you to change the populations of organisms at various levels of the pyramid to see the results.
- Try NASA’s “ Chain or Web? Who Eats Whom? ” classroom activity. It includes the food web cards.
- Use the “Microcosmos” ( pdf ) guide while having your students view the movie MicroCosmos (which can be purchased at Amazon.com ). And have them do this “Microcosmos Video Worksheet” ( doc ) and “Microcosmos Video Activity” ( doc ) from Jessica Stelzner of the NSTA Listserve .
- This NOVA “ Night Creatures of the Kalahari ” lab investigates the balance between preditors and prey.
- See how salt affects the germination of seeds in this “Salt Tolerance of Seeds” ( doc ) lab.
- “The Lynx Eats the Hare” ( pdf ) is a classroom simulation of predator-prey interaction from Flinn Scientific, Inc.
- Dissect “ Owl Pellets ” to discover the other members of an owl’s niche.
- Or go to the “ KidWings ” site to do virtual owl pellet dissections and view the flash movie that shows how owl pellets are formed.
- For an online lab, try “Let’s Take a Dip” ( pdf ) . The lab explores the organisms found in different habitats. This lab is designed more for middle school students.
- In “ Bottle Biology ” soda bottles are used to investigate decompostion, fermentation, and the land-water connection.
- Sarah Faulkner of the NSTA Listserve provided this “Hide and Go Beak: A Study in Species Competition” ( doc ) lab.
- A food chain as an example of a system discussion: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/4e.html
- A video clip of trees and ecosystems: http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/topics/ecosystems/index.html#
- An interactive food chain tutorial: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03b_act.shtml
- Discussion of interactions in an ecological community: http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/. . .
- Good overview of principles of ecology: http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html
- Online ecology games: http://www.gamequarium.com/ecology.html
- A very comprehensive website on “Exploring the Environment”: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/
- Build your own ecosphere with this virtual ecosphere: http://www.open2.net/diyscience/ecosphere/virtual_ecosphere.html
- “Black Smokers” in the deep-sea habitat: http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/expeditions/blacksmokers/. . .
- Marine symbiosis in the Pompeii worm: http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/marinesymbiosis/pompeii.html
- “Eco-Systems”… a Middle School Curricula about Ecosystems: http://peer.tamu.edu/curriculum_modules/Ecosystems/index.htm
- The Environmental Literacy Council’s site on ecosystems: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/3.html
Day-By-Day Classroom Breakdown – Ecology and Ecosystems
Ecology and Ecosystems Day-By-Day Walkthrough
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Ecology and Ecosystems Unit
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science – What if humans disappeared?
A great video by ASAP Science that looks at what would happen to our entire infrastructure if humans left earth. I use this video to start my unit on ecology which focuses on the sustainability of ecosystems.
– I followed my discussion with a quick introduction on my Ecology Unit. Click here to have a look at what I’ll be covering.
– I love the story – The Lorax by Dr. Suess. Following my introduction to ecology, I got my kids to research when The Lorax was written (1971). I told them how its story was so far ahead of its time. When it was published there was no discussion of Global Warming and very few people concerned themselves with the environment like they do today. I show my students The Lorax movie which can be found here which they would use to complete their Lorax Assignment . Most of the work is done following the movie, but they can fill in some information while the video was playing. The video can be found BY CLICKING HERE.
– This isn’t a huge assignment, but it gets them thinking.
– We then completed Lesson 1 – Spheres of the Earth
Homework: Students have their Lorax Assignment due in 3 days and their Senses Lab due in 4 days.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science – The Science Of Laziness
So many kids label themselves as “lazy” but do they know what lazy is? What causes it? A great video by ASAP Science that looks the science behind laziness.
– Started the day by watching (and filling in the worksheet for) Bill Nye – Atmosphere
– Today we completed Lesson 2 – Ecosystems
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science – Lesson 2 – Ecosystems
– Starting in 2 days, we will begin our Ecobottle Inquiry Lab . This lab allows your students to create and carry out a hands-on, engaging experiment on how humans affect our environment. It utilizes the steps in the scientific method to scaffold learning and allow your students to come to a conclusion based on findings that are tangible and really complements what we’ve done so far this year. I reminded them that they need to bring in their empty water bottles so we can get started soon.
Homework: Students have their Lorax Assignment due in 2 days and their Senses Lab due in 3 days
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I wanted to show my kids the Magnus Effect. Nothing in-depth at all, just some cool science that explains why flying objects curve when they are spin. First we watch – The Physics of the “Impossible” Free Kick then a really good video which shows the effects on a large scale – The Magnus Effect Example .
– I collected The Lorax Assignment
– In keeping with our lesson yesterday on Lesson 2 – Ecosystems , I took my students out for a walk to our nearby park to collect data on Biotic and Abiotic factors they could find. As well, they were asked to document human influence. The worksheet they were asked to fill in can be foud here – Ecology Walk Worksheet
Homework: Students have their Senses Lab due next day.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – How do ants take care of their farms?
– Class started by introducing their Ecobottle Lab which will run through the rest of the unit. This ecosystems lab allows your students to create and carry out a hands-on, engaging experiment on how humans affect our environment. It utilizes the steps in the scientific method to scaffold learning and allow your students to come to a conclusion based on findings that are tangible.
– We then covered the rest of day 1 for Lesson 3 – Energy Flow in Ecosystems
– For the last few minutes of class, I let them get started on their homework which was to create a Venn diagram comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration.
Homework: Venn diagram comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. This will be due in 3 days.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – How Big Is The Ocean?
**Note: For the Ecobottle Lab , each day following the video, students water their plants**
– We then covered most of Lesson 3 – Energy Flow in Ecosystem
– We then watched and completed a worksheet for: Bill Nye Food Web
Homework: Venn diagram comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. This will be due in 2 days.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – What Causes Pins and Needles?
– I loved today’s lesson because I had my students complete an in-class, inquiry task on Food Webs. You can download the activity by clicking –> Food Web activity . They had 50 minutes in class to complete it and had to submit it prior to the end of the period. I really like this activity because it brings some real-world application to our Ecology Unit .
Homework: Venn diagram comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. This will be due in next day.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – The 6 Craziest Mass Extinctions
– Started by taking up the Food Web activity as a class.
– We then finished Lesson 3 – Energy Flow in Ecosystem
– Lastly, we started Lesson 4 – Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems , but only got through a few slides.
Homework: Venn diagram comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. This will be due next day.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – The 5 Myths About Sugar .
– First up, I collected the Venn Diagram Assignment
– We continued with Lesson 4 – Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems , getting through the remainder of the Water Cycle. I then introduced our Water Cycle assignment which can be Found Here .
Homework: Students were to complete the Water Cycle assignment and return it next day.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – Can Earbuds Lead to Hearing Loss?
– We started with a peer evaluation of the Water Cycle Diagram I gave last day.
– We finished Lesson 4 – Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems , getting through the remainder of the Cycles. I then introduced our Carbon Cycle Diagram assignment which we will work on next day.
Homework: No homework tonight.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – Does My Voice Really Sound Like That? I know when I hear a recording of my voice, it sounds like an entirely different person. The students can appreciate this because it happens to them also.
– We started by adding our “human factor” to our Ecobottle Lab .
– The remainder of the class was dedicated to starting our Carbon Cycle Diagram assignment which will be due in 4 days.
Homework: Carbon Cycle Diagram assignment due in 3 days.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much?
– Today we covered Lesson 5 – Population Influences Within Ecosystems
– For the latter half of the class, I gave out my Deer Population Case Study which looks at how populations fluctuate due environmental factors such as number of predators, food availability, etc.
– Deer Population Case Study assignment due in 2 days.
– Carbon Cycle Diagram assignment due in 2 days.
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?
– The day started by having the students add their human factor to their Ecobottle Lab .
– Today we covered Lesson 7 Biomass and Fossil Fuels
– Ecology Unit Test in 3 Days
Class starter – A minds-on fun science video to get them focused and thinking science. Today I showed my kids – Talent vs. Training and how genetics as well as effort, contributes to someone’s ability level.
– Today we covered two lessons:
Lesson 8 – The Importance of Biodiversity
Lesson 9 – Invasive Species
– Ecology Unit Test in 2 Days
– With all the lessons complete, today is for review and the way I review is by doing my Ecology Task Card game. This Ecology Task Card resource is very unique. I use it as a clue gathering, puzzle solving, highly active and engaging review activity. What I love to do is have the kids go through the activity for the first half or two-thirds of our review period then spend the remainder of the time reviewing the questions as a class on the overhead projector.
– Study for the Ecology Unit Test
Ecology Unit Test Day . The test can be found within my Ecology Unit .
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TOPICS: Math - Population Growth Curves, Population Biology
Students graph and interpret growth curves for six mystery species and humans. (Distance learning tool available below!)
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The Role of Active carbons in the Ecology of extraction, transportation and processing of petroleum
2018, International Journal of Petrochemistry and Research
The article presents the results of studies performed in the period 1991-2016 on the protection of the environment from man-made impact by means of carbon adsorption technologies. However, they were published in publications far from the oil and gas complex and were not known to a wide range of environmental specialists in this industry. There is shown the use of active carbons (carbon adsorbents) for solving environmental problems in the oil industry.
Petroleum products are hazardous both for humans and nature. Diesel oil is one of the main contaminants of land but also of sea, during its transportation. Currently, there are many different clean-up techniques for petroleum products. One of the most common is adsorption by adsorbent materials. Although adsorption is an eco-friendly and cost-effective approach, it lacks efficiency. The present study investigates the performance of low-cost activated carbon, derived from potato peels and activated under different temperature conditions, from 350 °C to 800 °C. The yield of activated carbon decreases with the increase in the carbonization temperature. However, the sample prepared at 600 °C shows an oil sorption capacity of 72 g/g, which is the highest of all samples. Nitrogen adsorption characterization reveals that this specific sample has the highest specific surface (SSA) area of 1052 m2/g and total a pore volume of 2.959 cm3/g, corresponding to a 94% and 77% increase compared to t...
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The strict new regulations to reduce the sulfur content of fuel require new economical and efficient ways to remove the sulfur from the organic sulfur components. In the current work, sulfur was removed from the actual crude oil containing 2.5 wt.% from southern Iraq, specifically the Halfaya Oil Field was studied using adsorption desulfurization with activated carbon (AC). The effects of different operating conditions, including the dose of AC (0.2-1.0 gm), time (15–120 min) and temperature (30–50°C) were investigated. The best operating conditions were obtained as 0.8 gm AC, 90 minutes and 50℃, respectively. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models were implemented. The steady data were best denoted via Temkin models with correlation coefficient (R2= 0.974). The kinetics sulfur components on activated carbon were examined by using pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order kinetics models and Intra-Particle diffusion. The adsorption process can be well described by pseudo-firs...
The adsorption of crude oil from water by using Potassium hydroxide (KOH) prepared from coconut coir activated carbon CCAC KOH was investigated by batch adsorption under varying parameters such as adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial oil concentration, temperature and agitation speed. The morphological modification significantly increased the hydrophobicity of the adsorbent, thus creating a CCAC with a much better adsorption capacity for crude oil removal having a maximum adsorption capacity of 4859.5 mg/g at 304 K as evidently proven by FTIR and SEM analysis. The experimental results showed that the percentage of crude oil removal increased with an increase in adsorbent dosage, contact time and decrease in initial oil concentration. The experimental isotherm data were analysed using Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, Toth, Sip and Redlich-Peterson isotherm equations and the best fitted isotherm model was Freundlich model with a high correlation coefficient (R 2 = 0.999). The kinetic data were properly fitted into various kinetic models with Pseudo-second order model showing best fit having a correlation coefficient (R 2 = 0.999) and Boyd model revealed that the adsorption was controlled by internal transport mechanism and film-diffusion was the major mode of adsorption. The crude oil adsorption was chemisorption and endothermic in nature (ΔH o = 134 KJ/mol.K) and the positive value of entropy (ΔS o = 0.517 KJ/mol.K) showed an increase in disorder and randomness at the adsorbent-adsorbate interface during the adsorption of crude oil from water. The decrease in Gibbs energy (ΔG o) with increasing temperature indicated an increase in the feasibility and spontaneity of the adsorption at higher temperatures. The prepared adsorbent showed significant capability to be used as a low-cost, re-generable and eco-friendly adsorbent in oil spill clean-up.
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Carbon adsorbents derived from biomass (agricultural and household residues) have been widely used in the sequestration of hazardous substances from the environment due to their distinctive qualities of large internal surface area, mechanical integrity, and regeneration. The need for carbon adsorbents for sequestration of dyes, heavy metals, and crude oil components has increased because of environmental concerns. This has led to studies of carbon adsorbents derived from agricultural and household biomass residues. These adsorbents have been used to remove pollutants. Although numerous reviews have been published before, analogy of results obtained using different adsorbents is hard due to dissimilarities in research data. Against this backdrop, the purpose of the research survey was to review the contemporary publications regarding the production of activated carbon from biomass sources highlighting specifically its utilization in removing toxic wastes from water solution such as o...
Orange mesocarp with its potentials application to remove spilled crude oil was used to prepare an activated adsorbent. Therefore, adsorption of crude oil onto the activated orange meso-carp (AOMC) was investigated. Batch experiment was adopted for the equilibrium studies and the studies were conducted for various operational parameters such as varying crude oil concentration and temperature values. The crude oil samples of A, B, C, D and E, with concentrations 6045, 4393, 8508, 11583, and 5220, respectively and temperature values varied between 10-50oC were used for the experiment. The adsorption equilibrium was established at 40 min of adsorption time. Partition coefficients, kd (L/kg) for various samples reacted inversely with temperature and were in the ranges of 0.37-0.69, 0.65-1.11, 1.28-2.04, 1.17-1.39 and 1.23-4.53 for samples A, B, C, D and E, respectively. percentage of crude oil samples on the AOMC decreased with low crude oil hydrocarbons and the trend was shown as follo...
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