Activity 1: How does Students consider how Explain the Students consider several real Farm carbon many people can be implications for world situations to apply their Ecosystems cycling apply supported on a resource use of understanding of ecosystems and 30 min to real-world vegetarian diet versus a humans eating meat carbon cycling. Thinking about situations? meat-based diet. or plant products: The real-world situations will help Students account for same producers can students practice their knowledge carbon in both of these support more humans and help students understand the situations on a as herbivores than as relevance of this topic. worksheet, while carnivores. following along with a Powerpoint presentation. Activity 2: How does Students use historical Students will explain Students consider several real Landscape carbon aerial photos from changes in size of world situations to apply their Changes cycling apply Google to apply carbon pools in terms understanding of ecosystems and and Carbon to real-world their knowledge of of fluxes into and out carbon cycling. Thinking about in the situations? carbon cycling in of carbon pools. real-world situations will help Ecosystem ecosystems to various students practice their knowledge 20+ mins situations. Students and help students understand the examine images and relevance of this topic. answer a set of questions. This activity could also have a portion where students go outside to compare aerial photos to what they see on the landscape (optional). Activity 3: What have Students retake the Take a test that The Post-test is a summative Ecosystems students pretest that they took at assesses most key assessment activity. You can Unit learned the beginning of the unit learning objective for track students’ progress by having carbon and assess what they the unit. them retake the unit pre-test as a 20 min cycling and have learned. post-test and comparing the energy results of the two assessments. flowing in Additional Ecosystems Unit Information Targeted Grades: 6-12 Key Concepts: Biomass Pyramid, Large-Scale Carbon Cycling in Ecosystems, Carbon Pools & Fluxes, Carbon Transforming Processes, Large-Scale Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary Biomass Biomass Pyramid Biosynthesis Carbon Cycle Carbon Flux Carbon Pool Cellular Respiration Chemical Energy
Activity 1: Farm Ecosystems 30 min How does carbon cycling apply to real-world situations? Students consider how many people can be supported on a vegetarian diet versus a meat-based diet. Students account for carbon in both of these situations on a worksheet, while following along with a Powerpoint presentation. Explain the implications for resource use of humans eating meat or plant products: The same producers can support more humans as herbivores than as carnivores. Students consider several real world situations to apply their understanding of ecosystems and carbon cycling. Thinking about real-world situations will help students practice their knowledge and help students understand the relevance of this topic. Activity 2: Landscape Changes and Carbon in the Ecosystem 20+ mins How does carbon cycling apply to real-world situations? Students use historical aerial photos from Google to apply their knowledge of carbon cycling in ecosystems to various situations. Students examine images and answer a set of questions. This activity could also have a portion where students go outside to compare aerial photos to what they see on the landscape (optional). Students will explain changes in size of carbon pools in terms of fluxes into and out of carbon pools. Students consider several real world situations to apply their understanding of ecosystems and carbon cycling. Thinking about real-world situations will help students practice their knowledge and help students understand the relevance of this topic. Activity 3: Ecosystems Unit 20 min What have students learned carbon cycling and energy flowing in Students retake the pretest that they took at the beginning of the unit and assess what they have learned. Take a test that assesses most key learning objective for the unit. The Post-test is a summative assessment activity. You can track students’ progress by having them retake the unit pre-test as a post-test and comparing the results of the two assessments. Additional Ecosystems Unit Information Targeted Grades: 6-12 Key Concepts: Biomass Pyramid, Large-Scale Carbon Cycling in Ecosystems, Carbon Pools & Fluxes, Carbon Transforming Processes, Large-Scale Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary Biomass Biomass Pyramid Biosynthesis Carbon Cycle Carbon Flux Carbon Pool Cellular Respiration Chemical Energy