High School Science

Biodiversity and Conservation

Biology

Quarter 1

McGraw Hill Module 5

human activity. The sustainable use of natural resources will balance the demands of humans and the biosphere. What are indicators of an unbalanced ecosystem? How do you protect the environment? Have students fill out what they already know and what they want to know in their KWL chart. Focus Question: What methods are used to conserve biodiversity? Explore & Expand Explore and Explain: Natural Resources (online is interactive)

● Conserving Biodiversity Notes ​ printed ● Chromebook ● Explore and Explains

Onlin e

90 min

Talk about what the U.S. and the world has done to protect biodiversity.

Explore and Explain: Restoring Ecosystems

Have students complete their note packet while they work.

● Whiteboard

Elaborate

N/A

5 min

Revisit focus question: What methods are used to conserve biodiversity?

● Projects

Evaluate

N/A

0 min

turned in via Canvas

Biodiversity Project due - formative assessment Phenomena Check In Revisit: What happens to this ecosystem if the river is destroyed?

● Whiteboard

N/A

5 min

● Module CER

Phenomena

Revisit: What happens to this ecosystem if N/A

10 min

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