Target Student Performance
Students explain matter cycling and energy flow in ecosystems, answering the Carbon Pools Question, the Carbon Cycling Question, and the Energy Flow Question.
Resources Provided
- 3.6 Explaining Patterns in Ecosystem PPT
- 3.6 Explanations Tool for Ecosystems (1 per student)
- 3.6 Grading the Explanations Tool for Ecosystems (1 per class)
- 3.6 Telling the Ecosystems Story (1 per student)
Recurring Resources
- Large Scale Four Questions Handout with Checklist (1 per student)
- (Optional) Big Idea Probe: Wolves and Deer (1 per student)
- (Optional) Assessing Big Idea Probe: Wolves and Deer
- Learning Tracking Tool for Ecosystems
- Assessing the Learning Tracking Tool for Ecosystems
Setup
Print one copy of the 3.6 Explanations Tool for Ecosystems and 3.6 Telling the Ecosystems Story Reading for each student. Prepare a computer and projector to show the 3.6 Explaining Patterns in Ecosystem PPT.