DO NOW Date: 3/23 -Make a pile in the aisle with your old DO NOW sheet. -Make a separate pile with ‘last’ week’s homework if you haven’t turned it in. -Put this week’s homework away. What are three abiotic parts of an ecosystem?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do ecosystems change over time? OBJECTIVES: -Identify Abiotic and Biotic Factors in an ecosystem -Discuss their importance -Observe how the succession plot has changed over time

Succession Plot -Go outside and examine succession plot from two weeks before -Make observations along with predictions for another week -Note any new growth on the plot along with comparisons to the undisturbed ground around it

Outside Expecatations -Voice Level 0 in the hallway -Voice Level of 1 or 2 outside while you examine the succession plot -Classes are very near the plot, so be mindful of your volume! Stay in one spot in close vicinity to the plot where you can see and draw Do not wander!

Succession Plot DrawingAbiotic/Biotic Factors Predictions: What will you observe a week from now? Week 1: Week 2: 1000 Year prediction: KEY: Primary Succession Secondary Succession

ENGAGE: Word Sort Sort the cards at your table into two groups: Living (BIOTIC) Non-living (ABIOTIC)

Turn and Talk With a partner, discuss what you think is the difference between a Biome and an Ecosystem

Video Biome vs. Ecosystem

Vocabulary pg WordDefinitionEXAMPLE BIOMERegions of earth that share similar climate, soil, vegetation, and animals. (Fill in some examples of Biomes we learned about before Spring Break)

NAME THAT BIOME What are some biotic and abiotic factors of the following biomes…. (You may use your Biomes sheet from before the break)

NAME THAT BIOME Biotic Factors? Abiotic Factors?

NAME THAT BIOME Biotic Factors? Abiotic Factors?

NAME THAT BIOME Biotic Factors? Abiotic Factors?

NAME THAT BIOME Biotic Factors? Abiotic Factors?

NAME THAT BIOME Biotic Factors? Abiotic Factors?

NAME THAT BIOME Biotic Factors? Abiotic Factors?

DO NOW Date: 3/24 How do fires change an ecosystem? Can they be good for a habitat? Why or why not?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do ecosystems change over time? OBJECTIVES: -Identify Primary and Secondary Succession -Examine stages of succession after the eruption of Mt. St. Helens

Turn and Talk Turn and talk with your partner to discuss: What are some examples of events that can cause an ecological community to be completely destroyed?

Copy this Frayer Model pg 47 ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Intro to Succession -Complete Frayer Models for (Ecological) Succession on page 402 of your ‘Fusion’ Textbook

Succession in Nature Mount St. Helen's As you watch the video, answer the questions provided

DO NOW Date: 3/25 & 3/26 Quiz Tomorrow: Primary vs. Secondary Succession Progress Reports go out tonight What does the term ecological succession mean?

Succession Succession in Action

SUCCESSION- CORNELL NOTES pg 143 Main Idea Details/Definitions Succession Primary succession is when… The pioneer species are… An example is when... Secondary succession is when… The pioneer species are… An example is when… Summary

Flip Book page 48 Cut your pieces Put them in order Staple once on the side Write a description of what was is happening in each scene Glue it into page 48 and title the page SECONDARY SUCCESSION

Start End Secondary Succession Climax Community Wind Secondary Succession Disturbance Secondary Succession Disturbance Secondary Succession Disturbance Secondary Succession Most life eradicated; some seeds may remain in soil Secondary Succession Pioneer species enter Secondary Succession Pioneer species begin to grow Secondary Succession Pioneer species + other species begin to grow Secondary Succession A new community of organisms is being established Secondary Succession New climax community is established

Bare rock is exposed due to some type of disturbance like a retreating glacier or volcanic eruption. No soil is present. Pioneer species, like lichens and mosses, establish themselves on the rock substrate. Pioneer species die and decay, providing soil and nutrients for other plant species like shrubs and small trees. Small and Large trees begin to grow, and the community reaches an equilibrium or balance. This results in a climax community. Primary Succession: The establishment of new community where none existed before.

Pioneer Species: Lichens Moss

Climax Community Stable, end stage of ecological succession in which organisms use resources efficiently and balance is maintained.

Secondary Succession: The reestablishment of community following disturbance. Organisms are driven away or killed by some type of disturbance, like a forest fire, leaving behind only the soil. Pioneer species, like grasses and weeds, begin to grow from the soil. Roots and seeds left over may also begin to grow again. Some pioneers species die and are replace or outcompeted by other species like shrubs and small trees. Small and Large trees begin to grow, and the community reaches an equilibrium or balance. This results in a climax community.

Habitat Vocabulary pg 49 Primary Succession- when an area regrows after a disturbance has removed all plants and SOIL Secondary Succession- when an area re-grows itself after a disturbance has removed all plants and the soil still remains Pioneer Species- the first species to start growing in an area Climax Community- when an area has grown into a stable community

Climax Community Stable, end stage of ecological succession in which organisms use resources efficiently and balance is maintained.

Year Zero VolcanoForest Fire All Mt. St. Helens images courtesy of University of Washington All forest fire images Courtesy of US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Year Eight VolcanoForest Fire

Year Twelve VolcanoForest Fire

Year Seventeen VolcanoForest Fire

Year Twenty VolcanoForest Fire

Succession- Short Clip

T-CHART (pg 48, underneath flip bk.) PRIMARY SUCCESSIONSECONDARY SUCCESSION

T-CHART (pg 48, underneath flip bk.) PRIMARY SUCCESSION Bare rock Pioneer Species: lichens Mosses Takes longer Ex: Volcano eruption SECONDARY SUCCESSION Soil is in place Pioneer Species: grasses And shrubs Faster with soil in place Ex: Forest fire

Succession Cards -Primary Succession -Secondary Succession Put the cards in order of the events that will occur in the ecosystem.

Bare rock is exposed due to some type of disturbance like a retreating glacier or volcanic eruption. No soil is present. Pioneer species, like lichens and mosses, establish themselves on the rock substrate. Pioneer species die and decay, providing soil and nutrients for other plant species like shrubs and small trees. Small and Large trees begin to grow, and the community reaches an equilibrium or balance. This results in a climax community. Primary Succession: The establishment of new community where none existed before.

Secondary Succession: The reestablishment of community following disturbance. Organisms are driven away or killed by some type of disturbance, like a forest fire, leaving behind only the soil. Pioneer species, like grasses and weeds, begin to grow from the soil. Roots and seeds left over may also begin to grow again. Some pioneers species die and are replace or outcompeted by other species like shrubs and small trees. Small and Large trees begin to grow, and the community reaches an equilibrium or balance. This results in a climax community.

Mount St. Helens

Mt. St. Helens

DO NOW Date: 3/27 Why is succession beneficial for some habitats?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do ecosystems change over time? OBJECTIVES: -Properly identify the order of primary and secondary succession

Succession Quiz Keep Voice at level 0 You may use any of your notes to help you answer questions