1. October 20, 2014 What are we doing today? Ecosystem Vocabulary - Find examples of our terms in “The Magical Forest”The Magical Forest Due: End of Period Target Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Question of the Day Q: Your friend conducts an experiment to determine whether the shape of an object affects how fast it falls when dropped out of a second-floor window. What would be the most useful to you in order to repeat the experiment? A. Your friend’s notes from the experiment. B. A box of the objects dropped. C. Your friend’s hypothesis. D. The window from which your friend dropped the objects.

2. October 21, 2014 What are we doing today? Food Chains and Webs -Explore the following links: -Food ChainFood Chain -Simple Food WebsSimple Food Webs -Food WebFood Web -Scholastic Food WebScholastic Food Web -Reflection – One paragraph -What did I learn? What was fun or hard? Due: Today Target Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Question of the Day Q: In what type of waves does matter in the medium move back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels? A. Compressional. B. Transverse. C. Sound. D. Light.

3. October 22, 2014 What are we doing today? Magical Forest Wrap Up “Rabbits and Wolves” -Read 07. Rabbits and Wolves07. Rabbits and Wolves -Play the GameGame Due: End of the Period Target Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. Question of the Day Q: What occurs when waves bend around a barrier? A. Reflection. B. Interference. C. Resonance. D. Diffraction.

4. October 23, 2014 What are we doing today? Carbon Cycle – An Example -Play the GameGame -Your work: Write a paragraph about your trip through the carbon cycle. Include (1) where you went, and (2) how you got to each destination. OR Create a "map" documenting your journey through the carbon cycle. Due: Tomorrow Target Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Question of the Day

5. October 24, 2014 What are we doing today? Finish Map or Paragraph – Carbon Cycle Explore: - Read “Water, Nitrogen and Phosphorous Cycles” - Answer QuestionsQuestions Due: Monday Target Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Question of the Day