Unit 6: Ecosystems
Picture citation: Joren. "Changing Content of Nature And Science." Ideas for Sustainability. N.p., 4 Jan. 2012. Web. 24 July 2013. <http://ideas4sustainability.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/changing-content-of-nature-and-science/>.
Standards:
2-3: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
2-4: Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
2-5: Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
2-1: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
2-2: Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
2-6: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
2-8: Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
4-6: Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.
Standards:
2-3: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
2-4: Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
2-5: Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
2-1: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
2-2: Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
2-6: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
2-8: Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
4-6: Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.