Unit 2 -- Terrestrial Ecology

Learning Goal

• Terrestrial Ecology

Notes

• Biomes
• Roles of Living Things
  • Food Cycle
  • Food Pyramid
• ?Biomagnification
• Cycles of Matter

Assignments

• Biome Triangle
• Biome Chart

Online Assignments / Games

• The Worlds Biomes Online Website
  • The Worlds Biomes Online Activity - Worksheet
  • Biomes Hoop Shootout 
  • Purpose Games -- World Biomes
• ?Online Climate Search Website
  • ?Climate Search Worksheet
• ?Online Biomagnification Lab -- Ecodetectives -- Peril River (very good)
• Water Cycle Interactive Tutorial -- Good
• Carbon Cycle Interactive Tutorial -- Good
• Nitrogen Cycle Interactive Tutorial and Quiz -- Good

Online Videos and Video Guides

• Biome Videos
  • ?Tropical Rainforest (YouTube 4 minutes)
    • ?Video Guide (12 questions)
  • Boreal Forest / Taiga (YouTube 3 minutes)
    • Video Guide (9 Questions)
• ??Climate and Food Web Videos
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy --- Food Webs

Labs

Helpful Websites and Webpages

• Complete Water Cycle
• Quick Water Cycle Tutorial

Vocabulary

Review Guide