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Biology I Interdependence Standards

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TN Biology I Standards - 2008-2009 Implementation


Interdependence


A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessons site for teachers | A PowerPoint show related to this standard PowerPoint show | An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format Acrobat document | A Microsoft Word document to be downloaded Word document | This interactive site would work well on an interactive whiteboard whiteboard resource | This resource includes voice instructions for students sound | A video is available through this link video format | This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data interactive lesson | This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding a quiz | A lesson plan can be found at this site lesson plan | This link includes something for the teacher to print to print


Biology I: Standard 2 - Interdependence
Checks for Understanding
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6

Science Curriculum Standards
3210 - Biology I

Internet Resources
Analyze human population distribution graphs to predict the impact on global resources, society, and the economy.
2.1
  1. Population Country Ranks - find rankings for a variety of demographic concepts
  2. Population Density
    1. Animated Map - human population growth through history
    2. Continental Population Density Maps, 1995: (click on thumbnail image for full size maps)
    3. Population density - (persons per sq km) - A listing of locations ranked from greatest density to least density
    4. Population Density on a World Map - This data set shows the number of people per square kilometer around the world in 1994.
    5. Summary Demographic Data - This page allows you to obtain summary demographic data and population pyramids for one country.
    6. Where People Live on Planet Earth - a color-coded map produced from populations estimates made for 1994. (click the map for a larger version)
  3. Population Growth Rate
    1. Human Population: 2006 Data Sheet - a thirteen-page document An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format
    2. Population growth rate - a list of countries ordered from the highest growth rate to the lowest
    3. Population growth rate (All Descending) - a more detailed listing of the growth rates
    4. A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessonsPopulation Growth Rate - a learning module from the World Bank Group
    5. A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessonsPopulation Growth Rate Teaching Activities (with answers) - a learning module from the World Bank Group
Construct and maintain a model of an ecosystem.
2.2
  1. Build a prairie - interactive site where students construct a prarie. If you choose the right plants and animals, you can watch the prairie come to life before your eyes!
Monitor and evaluate changes in a yeast population.
2.3
 
Investigate an outdoor habitat to identify the abiotic and biotic factors, plant and animal populations, producers, consumers, and decomposers.
2.4
  1. Biome Summary
  2. Biome Vocabulary - posted by NASA [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
  3. A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessonsBiomes in a Box - students are asked to build a three-dimensional model of a biome in a box A lesson plan can be found at this site
  4. Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment. This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  5. Compare and Contrast Suggestions
  6. Characteristics of Earth's Terrestrial Biomes - a very good world map showing location of biomes
  7. Earth's Biomes - 3-D simulation which lets you take part in an around-the-world scientific expedition researching Earth's biomes This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  8. Ecosystems - a twenty question quiz from Glencoe This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding
  9. Ecosystems and Biomes - a twenty question quiz from Glencoe This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding
  10. Ecosystems and Biomes - a Quia quiz [different format of the same quiz] This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding
  11. Five of the major world biomes - from WorldBiomes.com
  12. Habitats/Biomes from Enchanted Learning - provides a good summary of biome characteristics
  13. Introduction to Biomes - links to eight types of biomes
  14. The Major Biomes - click on the appropriate heading to learn more (a ThinkQuest entry)
  15. Major Biomes of North America - Urban Sprawl is included as one biome
  16. Major Biomes of the World - from FactMonster
  17. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - (from National Geographic) information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data [Note: This page does not work in newer versions of IE but works fine in Google Chrome or Safari.]
  18. A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessonsUnique Plants of the Biomes - lesson from Discovery School A lesson plan can be found at this site
  19. World Biomes - presented by the University of California Museum of Paleontology - Aquatic, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Tundra
Conduct research on how human influences have changed an ecosystem and communicate findings through written or oral presentations.
2.5
  1. Biological consequences of global warming: - article An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format
  2. Climate Change Information Kit - Article by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which engages hundreds of the world’s leading experts in reviewing the most up-to-date, peer-reviewed literature on the scientific and technical aspects of climate change
  3. Global Warming from the U. S. EPA
  4. Infrared Map of the Earth - Greenhouse Effect
  5. Paleo Perspective on Global Warming
  6. Warnings from the Ice - from NOVA
Describe a sequence of events that illustrates biological succession.
2.6
 
State Performance Indicators
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7
Predict how population changes of organisms at different trophic levels affect an ecosystem.
SPI 2.1
 
Interpret the relationship between environmental factors and fluctuations in population size.
SPI 2.2
  1. Biome Summary
  2. Biome Vocabulary - posted by NASA [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
  3. A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessonsBiomes in a Box - students are asked to build a three-dimensional model of a biome in a box A lesson plan can be found at this site
  4. Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment. This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  5. Compare and Contrast Suggestions
  6. Characteristics of Earth's Terrestrial Biomes - a very good world map showing location of biomes
  7. Earth's Biomes - 3-D simulation which lets you take part in an around-the-world scientific expedition researching Earth's biomes This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data
  8. Ecosystems - a twenty question quiz from Glencoe This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding
  9. Ecosystems and Biomes - a twenty question quiz from Glencoe This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding
  10. Ecosystems and Biomes - a Quia quiz [different format of the same quiz] This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding
  11. Five of the major world biomes - from WorldBiomes.com
  12. Habitats/Biomes from Enchanted Learning - provides a good summary of biome characteristics
  13. Introduction to Biomes - links to eight types of biomes
  14. The Major Biomes - click on the appropriate heading to learn more (a ThinkQuest entry)
  15. Major Biomes of North America - Urban Sprawl is included as one biome
  16. Major Biomes of the World - from FactMonster
  17. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - (from National Geographic) information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data [Note: This page does not work in newer versions of IE but works fine in Google Chrome or Safari.]
  18. A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessonsUnique Plants of the Biomes - lesson from Discovery School A lesson plan can be found at this site
  19. World Biomes - presented by the University of California Museum of Paleontology - Aquatic, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Tundra
Determine how the carrying capacity of an ecosystem is affected by interactions among organisms.
SPI 2.3
 
Predict how various types of human activities affect the environment.
SPI 2.4
  1. Biological consequences of global warming: - article An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format
  2. Climate Change Information Kit - Article by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which engages hundreds of the world’s leading experts in reviewing the most up-to-date, peer-reviewed literature on the scientific and technical aspects of climate change
  3. Global Warming from the U. S. EPA
  4. Infrared Map of the Earth - Greenhouse Effect
  5. Paleo Perspective on Global Warming
  6. Warnings from the Ice - from NOVA
Make inferences about how a specific environmental change can affect the amount of biodiversity.
SPI 2.5
 
Predict how a specific environmental change may lead to the extinction of a particular species.
SPI 2.6
  1. Climate Change - evidence is gathering that human activities are changing the climate
  2. Coral Connections - a video which underscores the effects of uncontrolled development and personal behavior on the local society, the peninsula's water system, and the Mesoamerican reef. The film encourages viewers to spread the word and become a force for positive change. A video is available through this link
  3. Global Warming - article from Wikipedia
  4. How Do We Know that the Atmospheric Build-up of Greenhouse Gases Is Due to Human Activity? - from the World Meteorological Organization
  5. Human Activity and the Environment: Annual Statistics: 2007 and 2008 - Climate change in Canada [44 pages if printed]
  6. Human Activities and their Potential Impact on the Environment - activities, and the potential impact of those activities, are listed
  7. Human Causes of Extinction and Endangerment - Why are Endangered Species Important? - this report is text only but contains good information for your students
  8. Human Impacts - biology lecture notes on how humans impact the atmosphere, water pollution and biodiversity
  9. Primary Causes of Coastal Land Loss - table which lists how natural processes and human activities affect land loss
  10. Projected Climate Changes - projections to the year 2100
  11. What Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change? - Published in 1997 by the United Nations Environment Programme - World Meteorological Organization
Analyze factors responsible for the changes associated with biological succession.
SPI 2.7
 

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