Year 9 Science Course 2 Term 4: Biological Science Text: Helen Silvester Oxford Science 9, Biological Sciences Content Descriptions Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the ; and energy flow through these systems exploring interactions between organisms such as predator/prey, parasites, competitors, pollinators and disease examining factors that affect population sizes such as seasonal changes, destruction of habitats, introduced species considering how energy flows into and out of an ecosystem via the pathways of food webs, and how it must be replaced to maintain the sustainability of the system investigating how ecosystems change as a result of events such as bushfires, drought and flooding Assessment Experiments and Wk Topic Content Activities and Practicals Homework Define ecology, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, habitat, Education Perfect: Introduction to Ed Perfect: OS9: Check population and community Ecosystems Analysing leaf litter Your Learning Define the different levels of organisation of living Ed Perfect: Components of prac 2.1 things Ecosystems Explain the difference between the biosphere and Abiotic factors worksheet the biome 2.1 Ecosystem worksheet Components of 1 Describe an ecosystem as the interaction between Weblink: Ecosystems the abiotic conditions and the biotic community Vocabulary list (To be continued Explore interactions between organisms such as throughout the term) predator/prey, parasites, competitors, pollinators Ed Perfect: Ecology and disease Spelling/Definitions Provide examples of biotic factors of various Ed Perfect: Predator Prey dynamics ecosystem (data interpretation)
Year 9 Science Course 2 Term 4: Biological Science Text: Oxford Science 9, Helen Silvester Biological Sciences Content Descriptions Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the ; and energy flow through these systems exploring interactions between organisms such as predator/prey, parasites, competitors, pollinators and disease examining factors that affect population sizes such as seasonal changes, destruction of habitats, introduced species considering how energy flows into and out of an ecosystem via the pathways of food webs, and how it must be replaced to maintain the sustainability of the system investigating how ecosystems change as a result of events such as bushfires, drought and flooding Wk Topic Content Activities Experiments and Practicals Assessment and Homework 1 Components of Ecosystems Define ecology, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, habitat, population and community Define the different levels of organisation of living things Explain the difference between the biosphere and the biome Describe an ecosystem as the interaction between the abiotic conditions and the biotic community Explore interactions between organisms such as predator/prey, parasites, competitors, pollinators and disease Provide examples of biotic factors of various ecosystem Education Perfect: Introduction to Ecosystems Ed Perfect: Components of Ecosystems Abiotic factors worksheet 2.1 Ecosystem worksheet Weblink: Vocabulary list (To be continued throughout the term) Ed Perfect: Ecology Spelling/Definitions Ed Perfect: Predator Prey dynamics (data interpretation) Ed Perfect: Analysing leaf litter prac OS9: Check Your Learning 2.1
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