In your composition book, draw and fill out

this table, I have done most of it for you:

Anchor Chart

A poster that includes the essential

information aboutconcepts that students can access at any time

ILLUSTRATE Use in a sentence

Ecosystem Recycling

Headings

Vocabulary

Important Info

Review:

1. Your house is an example of a(n) ___.

a. biotic factor b. habitat c. niche

2. Trees, mosses and shrubs are all examples of what type of factor?

a. abiotic b. biotic c. commensalism

3. The study of interactions between organisms and their

environments is called ?

a. botany b. cytology c. ecology

4. If you work at McDonald’s, that is an example of your?

a. habitat b. niche c. community

5. A group of deer that live in a forest is an example of a?

a. biosphere b. community c. population

• ENERGY FLOWS THROUGH ECOSYSTEM

• WATER—NITROGEN—CARBON—PHOSPHORUS ARE

RECYCLED!!!

• THEY MOVE THRU A BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE:

• ABIOTIC (non-living) PORTION OF ENVIRONMENT

(ATMOSPHERE) → LIVING THINGS→THEN BACK AGAIN

Water Cycle• CELLS CONTAIN 70-90% H20

• VERY LITTLE OF EARTHS AVAILABLE H20 IS IN LIVING THINGS

• RIVERS / LAKES / STREAMS / OCEANS CONTAIN A BIG %

Water Cycle

• ATMOSPHERE CONTAINING WATER = WATER VAPOR

• GROUND WATER = IN SOIL OR UNDERGROUND IN POROUS ROCK

• WATER CYCLE = MOVEMENT OF H20 B/T RESERVOIRS

– EVAPORATION

– TRANSPIRATION

– PRECIPITATION

Evaporation

• ADDS H20 VAPOR TO

ATMOSPHERE

• HEAT CAUSES WATER

TO EVAPORATE

• 90% OF EVAPORATED

WATER FROM

TERRESTRIAL

ECOSYSTEM PASSES

THROUGH PLANTS IN

A PROCESS CALLED…

Transpiration!

Transpiration• PLANTS TAKE IN H20 THRU ROOTS

• RELEASE WATER (evaporation from leaves) & TAKE IN

CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE)

• ANIMALS DRINK/

EAT TO TAKE

IN H20

• ANIMALS

RELEASE WATER

WHEN:

– BREATHING

– SWEATING

– EXCRETION

Transpiration definition: The movement of water through plants

Precipitation

• WATER LEAVES

ATMOSPHERE

• TEMPERATURE & AIR

PRESSURE (ABIOTIC

FACTORS)

DETERMINE HOW

MUCH WATER CAN

BE HELD

• ONCE ATM. IS

SATURATED

W/VAPOR =

– SNOW, RAIN, SLEET,

HAIL OR FOG

• Work with your group to write 2 questions about the water cycle (level 5 questions)

• Level 5 words include:COMBINECONSTRUCTCREATEDESIGNDEVELOPIMAGINEINVENTMAKE UP

PLAN

PROPOSE

SOLVE

DISCUSS

CHANGE

ADAPT

ELABORATE

IMPROVE

Carbon Cycle• PHOTOSYNTHESIS + CELLULAR RESPIRATION

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS = PLANTS & OTHER

AUTOTROPHS USE:

• CO2 + H20 & SUNLIGHT � CARBOHYDRATES

CELLULAR RESPIRATION• PROCESS IN WHICH

AUTOTROPHS &

HETEROTROPHS USE

OXYGEN (O2) TO

BREAKDOWN CARBS.

• CELLS MAKE ATP

(ENERGY) BY BREAKING

DOWN

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

– A COMPOUND THAT

RESULTS FROM LIVING

THINGS & CONTAINS

CARBON

HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE CARBON CYCLE

• IN THE PAST 150 YEARS CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE

HAS RISEN 30%→ ALMOST HALF OF THAT

INCREASE IS IN THE LAST 40 YEARS

• DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITY

HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE CARBON CYCLE

• BURNING FOSSIL FUEL:

– REMAINS OF ORGANISMS THAT HAVE BEEN

TRANSFORMED BY DECAY, HEAT, &

PRESSURE →

• ENERGY RICH ORGANIC MOLECULES

• BURNING

RELEASES

ENERGY & CO2

• BURNING

VEGETATION

RELEASES CO2

• TROPICAL

RAINFOREST

DESTRUCTION

• IF THERE ARE NO

PLANTS, CO2 IS

NOT ABSORBED

• Work with your group to write 1 questions about the carbon cycle (level 5 questions)

• Level 5 words include:COMBINECONSTRUCTCREATEDESIGNDEVELOPIMAGINEINVENTMAKE UP

PLAN

PROPOSE

SOLVE

DISCUSS

CHANGE

ADAPT

ELABORATE

IMPROVE

Nitrogen Cycle• NITROGEN IS NEEDED TO MAKE PROTEINS &

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

• ORGANIC MOLECULE, DNA OR RNA, THAT

STORES & CARRIES IMPORTANT INFO FOR CELL

FUNCTION

• N2 (NITROGEN GAS) MAKES UP 78% OF THE

ATMOSPHERE

• NITROGEN S

HOWEVER

LIMITED TO

AMMONIA FOR

MOST LIVING

THINGS

NITROGEN FIXATION

• CONVERSION OF N2 TO AMMONIA

• CERTAIN BACTERIA CAN CONVERT → NH3 =

NITROGEN-

FIXING

BACTERIA

• LIVE IN SOIL &

IN SOME ROOTS

Recycling Nitrogen

• BODIES OF DEAD ORGANISMS CONTAIN “N”

– URINE & DUNG (POOP!) ALSO

• DECOMPOSERS BREAK DOWN CORPSES & WASTE

OF ORGANISMS GIVE OFF NITROGEN AS

AMMONIA =

AMMONIFICATION

• NITRIFICATION =

BACTERIA IN SOIL

TAKE IN AMMONIA

& OXIDIZE IT INTO

NITRITES (NO2) &

NITRATES (NO3) Back into the environment

DENITRIFICATION

• RETURNING NITROGEN TO ATMOSPHERE

• PLANTS CAN ABSORB NITRATES & AMMONIA

FROM SOIL→

– ANIMALS CANNOT!

• ANIMALS OBTAIN IT

BY EATING OTHER

ORGANISMS

• THEY DIGEST THE

PROTEINS &

NUCLEIC ACIDS

• Work with your group to write 3 questions about Nitrogen Cycle(level 4 question)

• Level 4 words include:ANALYZECATEGORIZECLASSIFYDISCOVERDIVIDEEXAMINEGROUPINSPECTSEQUENCE

SIMPLIFY

DISTINGUISH

DISTINCTION

RELATIONSHIPS

FUNCTION

ASSUME

CONCLUDE

Answer the questions on page

20!

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. WHAT IS THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE

2. WHERE DO NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA

LIVE? WHAT CRUCIAL FUNCTION DO

THEY PERFORM?

3. DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF DECOMPOSERS IN

NITROGEN CYCLE?

4. HOW HAS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

AFFECTED CARBON CYCLE?

5. THROUGH WHAT PROCESS DOES MOST

H20 VAPOR ENTER ATM.

Anchor Chart PROJECT!

IN CLASS• You will work with the people in your

assigned group to create an informativeanchor chart

• Your classmates and the science faculty willVOTE on the best anchor charts.

• The three best across all my classes willwin a PRIZE (announced after Thanksgiving)

• You have 2 class periods to finish it (plustutorial on Wednesday)

• Bring in markers, crayons, color pencils!

Sit in your regular seats• Anchor charts due at the end of class,

judging starts Friday morning

• EXTRA CREDIT OVER BREAK1. Biome Brochure: Create a vacation

brochure of a biome. The nicer and more complete it is, the more extra credit.

2. Amoeba sisters video answer sheetAnswer the questions from the video we watched, you may need to watch it again

Sit in your regular seats• Anchor charts due at the end of class,

judging starts Friday morning

• When I say so, you may go to where you were

working yesterday

• NO ONE is allowed out of their seats

• ONE person from the group may raise their hand,

when I call on them they may come and get 5

crayons/markers or pencils.

• If you need different colors you must raise your

hand and trade in what you have for new colors.

• FIRST WARNING: name on board

• SECOND WARNING: check and phone call home

• THIRD WARNING: put out of class and 0 on the

project grade

Anchor Chart Rubric

Presentation Roles

Examples

Group Assignments-5th

Water Cycle

1. Wilfredo

2. Jonathon

3. Omar

4. Jose

Water Cycle

1. Travis

2. Shanay

3. Alicia

Carbon Cycle

1. Joanna

2. Taheyat

3. Oteshia

4. Walter

Carbon Cycle

1. Jorge

2. Maynor

3. Jason B

4. Emmanuel

Nitrogen Cycle

1. Eric

2. Gavin

3. Jason C

4. Elias

Nitrogen Cycle

1. Joselyn M

2. Jocelyn L

3. Nick

Group Assignments- 7thWater Cycle

1. Zak2. Antoine3. Jaden4. Aujah

Water Cycle1. Ryan2. Josh

3. Henning

Water Cycle1. Eric

2. Roberto3. Osbley4. Ashley

Carbon Cycle1. Zemetrick

2. Giselle3. Demetrio4. Yeison

Carbon Cycle1. Alberto

2. Edi3. Jocelyn 4. Imsha

Nitrogen Cycle1. Britney2. Kelly3. Hilda4. Kyle

Nitrogen Cycle1. Olivia2. Niaz

3. Denise4. Oscar

Group Assignments- 3rdWater Cycle1. Jordan2. Jack

3. Devon4. Freddy

Water Cycle1. Isaiah2. Seth

3. Mezaughan4. Hawanatu

Water Cycle1. Jannet

2. Annabelle3. AJ

4. Melani

Carbon Cycle1. Sahira2. Jaden3. Nafis4. Noah

Carbon Cycle1. Trey

2. Joanna3. Quincy

4. Geovanny

Carbon Cycle1. Glendy2. Gilberto

3. MJ4. Pamela

Nitrogen Cycle1. Dustin2. Elisam

3. Demetrius4. Toby

Nitrogen Cycle1. Dylan2. Karen3. Monica

4. Axel

Examples