Ecology Abiotic Factors and Biogeochemical Cycles Unit

This unit includes 2 Parts and 27 lessons (50 minutes each) and 54 pages of printable work bundles. The Work Bundles have students fill-in critical notes, conduct exciting hands-on activities, lab projects, answer questions, interpret graphs, includes games, built-in quizzes, and much more. The work bundles chronologically follow the detailed and interactive set of slideshows. A 20 question quiz game concludes each part for a great review and additional assessment. Answer Keys, materials list, video links, crosswords, built-in quizzes, and much more are provided. Everything you need to run a fantastic learning experience is provided. Everything arrives in editable format if you want add in your own slides and activities, and the slideshows and work bundles can easily be converted into Google Slides / docs for friendly Google Classroom learning.

Areas of Focus: Biogeochemical Cycles, Earth’s Spheres, Water’s States of Matter on Earth, Hydrologic Cycle, Kinetic Molecule Theory, Movement of Atoms in various States of Matter, Solids, Liquids, Gases, State of Matter Diagram, Diagram of the Water Cycle, Evaporation, Condensation Precipitation, Water Cycle in a Bottle Activity, Building a Solar Still Activity, Sublimation, Transpiration, Transpiration Activity, Surface Run-off, Percolation, Percolation in a Bottle Activity, Groundwater Discharge and Storage, Water Cycle Quiz, Box Games, Crossword, Assessment, Carbon Cycle, Carbon Reservoirs, Energy Flow of Life, Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Equation, Understanding the Equation with M&M’s, Photosynthesis Overview, Cellular Respiration, Overview of Molecules and Foods Macronutrients, Understanding Respiration Equation, Blow up a balloon with yeast demo, Basics of Citric Acid Cycle, Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration, Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Balance with plants/protists/bacteria and animals, Box Game Review, Nitrogen Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle Diagram, Nitrogen Fixation, Denitrification, Nutrient Pollution, Acids and Bases, pH Scale, Penny Perfect Activity, Using pH indicators to test common household solutions, Acid Rain, Acid Rain Diagram, Acid Rain and Chemical Weathering Activity with Vinegar and Chalk, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle Diagram, Importance of Phosphorus, Nutrients and Aquatic Systems, Nutrient Pollution, Eutrophication, Visual Quiz, Box Game, Crossword Puzzle, End Assessment

Part 1 is all about the non-living / abiotic factors in ecology, organisms range of tolerance, temperature and desert adaptations, hypothermia, hyperthermia, warm and cold bloodedness, water, seed dispersal, island biogeography, seed dispersal, wind, fire ecology, and an amazing Isopod lab if interested. This part has 13 lessons of about 50 minutes, and 30 page work bundle that has students fill-in critical notes, conduct exciting hands-on activities, answer questions, graph activities, complete quizzes, includes games, and much more. The work bundle chronologically follows the detailed slideshow for an amazing learning experience.

Part 2 includes 14 lessons of about 50 minutes and explores the biogeochemical cycles, carbon cycle, photosynthesis, respiration, water cycle, phosphorous cycle, nitrogen cycle, nutrient pollution, eutrophication, acids, and acid rain. A 24 page work bundle chronologically follows the entire learning experience.

Areas of Focus within The Ecology: Abiotic Factors Unit -Abiotic Factors, Biotic Factors, The Big 7 Abiotic Factors, Organisms Range of Tolerance, Light, How light affects Organisms, Photosynthesis, Factors in the Environment that Affect the Amount of Light, How Organisms Movements are affected by light, Bioluminescence, How temperature affects organisms, Thermoregulation, Physiological Regulation, Behavioral Regulation, Adaptation, Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, Warm-Bloodedness (endothermy),Cold-Bloodedness, Hibernation / Torpor, Advantages of Warm-Bloodedness, Disadvantages of Warm -Bloodedness, Advantages of Cold-Bloodedness, Disadvantages of Cold-Bloodedness, Water, Water Requirements and Plants, Adaptations of Plants and Water, Adaptations of Animals and Water, Wind, Positives and Negatives of Wind to Organisms, How animals use Wind, How Plants use Wind, Wind Dispersal, Water Dispersal, McArthur-Wilson Island Biogeography Theory, Animal Seed Dispersal, Fire Ecology, Fire Dependence, Biogeochemical Cycles, Hydrologic Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Balance, Nitrogen Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle, Importance of Phosphorus, Nutrients, Nutrient Pollution and Aquatic Systems, Eutrophication.

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