7th Biology - Biodiversity

St. George's College

Subject: 7th BIOLOGY

Class: Biodiversity Date: June 8th

Teacher's notes

Objectives

Vocabulary Link and Learn

Prepared by

2009 1

7th Beethoven ‐ Biodiversity Name

Oral Intervention

Coin

Chocolate

Ariana Gabriel Andrea Abraham Giacomo Fabiana Sinead Liliam Francesca Rodrigo C. Andres Stefano Jean Pierre Diego Rodrigo H. Luis Andrea Sebastián Ivanna Camila Carlos Aarón Paola Enrique Alessandra Irma Sophia Naomi Kiara Christopher

2

7th Mozart ‐ Biodiversity Name

Oral Intervention

Coin

Chocolate

Nicole Luis Luciana Antonella Valeria Ch. Valeria C. Analucía Camila Franco Ramiro Sara Alicia José Luis Sergio Roberto Giancarlo Fiorella Gabriela Steffano Javier Diego Luis Fernando Sebastián Julio Sherley César Vilma Alessandra V.

3

Let's remember previous learned concepts...

4

Life processes In order to consider something living, it must accomplish the following properties or functions of life: Pull

FEEDING Pull

RESPIRATION MOVEMENT

Pull

GROWTH EXCRETION

Pull

Pull

Pull

SENSITIVITY

REPRODUCTION

Pull

5

New knowledge beginning.......

6

7

Definitions REVIEW: Energy flow, Food Chain, Food Web, Cycles in Nature.

Environment: all the biotic and abiotic factors around us.

Organism: living thing that carries put minimal life processes.

Population: group of living organisms from the same species occupying a given habitat.

Habitat: a place that is natural for the growth and development of an organism.

Niche: the function or role of an organism in its habitat.

Community: group of interacting populations occupying a given area.

Biome: a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region.

8

9

10

What is Biodiversity?

• The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region.

Hypothesized distribution of species living on earth today.

11

12

DEBATE • Form 4 groups, two groups of 7 students and two groups of 8 students.

• The groups of 7 students must prepare a PPT presentation of 15 slides as a minimum.

• The groups of 8 students must make a video of 5 minutes, at least.

• Both presentations will have to contain compelling arguments in favor of YOUR group's position and strong comments against the opposing group.

• Debate 1: Industry‐Society and Environment.

• Debate 2: Cyclic climatic situation or Man‐made?

Debate 1: Hint

Debate 2: Hint

DEADLINE: Monday, June 15th 13

Recommended Reading An Earth Without People‐2007 Capturing Greenhouse Gases‐2000 Conservation for the People‐2007 Melting at the Top‐2005 Sustaining the Variety of Life‐2005 Abrupt Climate Change‐2004 14

K-W-L Chart What I KNOW about this topic

What I WANT to know about this topic

What I LERANED about this topic

15

SURVEY If you want to contribute in improving your Biology class, click in the survey link:

Google Forms Term II ‐ 7th Biology ‐ Class 2

16

Resources Used Slide Resource (Group)

Description

Origin

G1 ‐ 2 Image

Beethoven

http://bit.ly/Q7ggk

G1 ‐ 3 Image

Mozart

http://bit.ly/18LkW6

G1 ‐ 5 Images

Growth Movement Respiration Feeding Reproduction Excretion Sensitivity

http://bit.ly/11k7sW http://bit.ly/LMnWO http://bit.ly/nHdTZ http://bit.ly/RH4eQ http://bit.ly/zjqZo http://bit.ly/eOboy http://bit.ly/CbXMA

G1 ‐ 7 Animation Levels of Organization

Unknown

G1 ‐ 9 Animation Ecology

Unknown

G1 ‐ 10 Image

Distribution of species http://bit.ly/bGd5R

G1 ‐ 11 Image G1 ‐ 10 Images G1 ‐ 11 Images

Budding Yeasts Paramecium splitting Hydra reproduction

http://tinyurl.com/lwgbdn http://tinyurl.com/mb9mrp Unknown

G1 ‐ 13 Images

Liffe Span Cartoon Life Expectancy 1 Life Expectancy 2

http://tinyurl.com/mxe3ve http://tinyurl.com/ndunde http://tinyurl.com/ku833k

17

Teacher's Notes This class has been designed to cover the topics of Functions in Organisms III: Reproduction and Growth from Monday June 1st till Friday June 5th.

For further knowledge about this topic: 1. Conduct a thorough search under the topic: Reproduction and Growth on the Web, books and magazines.

2. If findings are not specific, ask your teacher for suggestions.

BACK 18

Objectives • Learn and understand the distribution of biodiversity in the world when it is related to weather and geographical features.

• Analyze why certain regions are more biodiverse than others.

Note: All, or most, of the objectives will be covered during class time, however the student must be responsible for those objectives not covered or concluded.

BACK 19

Vocabulary • • • •

Global Warming: Cycle: Weather: Climate:

Note: Most of the vocabulary words will be covered during class time, however the student must be responsible for those words not covered or concluded.

BACK 20

Link and Learn You can visit the following websites to improve your understanding on the present topic: • http://science‐learning2009.wikispaces.com • http://learningandscience.blogspot.com • http://libraryatstgeorge.blogspot.com

BACK 21

Prepared by

Gerardo LAZARO Science Lead Teacher Email: glazaro@sanjorge.edu.pe Wiki: http://science‐learning.wikispaces.com Blog: http://learningandscience.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/glazaro

BACK 22

Attachments

An Earth withouth people­SciAm­2007.pdf Capturing Greenhouse Gases­SciAm­2000.pdf Conservation for the People­SciAm­2007.pdf Global Impact ­ Melting at the Top­SciAm­2005.pdf Sustaining the Variety of Life­SciAm­2005.pdf Weather­Abrupt Climate Change­SciAm­2004.pdf