1. Ch. 4 + outlining Today we will…
Reflect on ch. 3 and assess our learning of the objectives
Get test back
Go over outlining technique
Outline ch. 4 sec. 1
ET: What is an outline? What are some components of a great outline?

2. What goes in the box? ?

3. Components of an outline
DEF. Outline: an organized set of personal notes created from text or lesson
Components of an outline
Indents/bullets: indent and bullet all sub-topics
Headings: create headings to organize the information into smaller chunks.
*note: the book does this for you
Highlighting: it is often helpful to highline or underline headings that fall under the same topic
*This is another way to color code your notes

4. 4.1 Climate
Today I will…
Identify factors that influence climate change
Describe what makes climate change occur
Explain the greenhouse effect.
Create a climatograph to examine climate throughout the worlds different biomes.
ET: What is the difference between Climate and Weather?

5. Weather VS. Climate
Climate – A regions long term patterns of temp. and precipitation
Microclimate?
Weather – Day to day conditions of the earths atmosphere

6. The Green House Effect (factor 1)
Green house gasses CO2, methane, and water vapor. These gases create a barrier that trap solar energy and warm the earth – The Green House Effect

7. Latitude creates climate zones (factor 2)
Polar
Temperate
Tropical

8. Global Winds and Ocean Currents (Factor 3) pg. 98

9. Introduction to Climate Graphs (Climatograph pg. 112-115)
You are to make a bar graph for the precipitation data.
Then plot the temperature data in a line graph
Use the climate graphes on pg.

10. 4.2 Niches and Community Interactions
ET: Make a vocabulary flip for the following words – make sure to develop definitions in your own words 15 min.
Tolerance
Habitat
Niche
Resources
Competitive Exclusion
Predation
Herbivory
Keystone species
LT: Today I will…
Define a niche
Describe and explain factors that shape the overall composition of a community
Competition, limiting resources/nutrients, predation, human impact, herbivory, symbiotic relationships
Describe group behaviors that increase individual species’ rates of survival
Hunting, schooling, flocking, migrating, swarming

11. Habitat: Where an organism lives
The range of physical and biological conditions in which a species lives and the way it obtains what it needs to survive and reproduce = Niche
Resources – water, nutrients, light, food, space
Physical Aspects – climate (moisture etc..)
Biological – reproduction, food

12. Tolerance
The ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances

13. Competitive Exclusion Principle
No two species can occupy the same niche, in the same place, at the same time

14. Bamboo Lemurs
Share Resources?

15. Read the section entitled “dividing Resources” on pg. 101
What is resource sharing? How does it shape an ecosystem?
LT: Same as last time

16. Sharing Resources
Species may divide up the resources in stead of competing for them

17. Where do they fit? Read the descriptions below and place the letter in the box where you think each bird belongs

20. Symbioses Today I will… ET: Read the keystone species article? (5 min)
Describe the role predation and herbivory play in shaping communities
Identify the three types of symbiotic relationships in nature
ET: Read the keystone species article? (5 min)

21. Article on keystone species
Keystone Species: A species who’s survival is “key” to stability of the ecosystem
Article on keystone species

22. How does predation and herbivory shape communities?
Predator-Prey Relationships: this impacts the size and location of prey populations
Ex. Birds of prey control the population size, feeding and location of various small mammals
Herbivore-Plant Relationships: this impacts the size and location of plant populations.
Ex. White tailed dear degrading their favorite plant food source

23. Symbiosis Mutualism -  +  (Both Benefit)
Ex. Clown fish and sea anemones
Parasitism -  + 
(One Benefits + One is harmed)
Ex. Leech on a human
Commensalism -  + neutral
(One Benefits + one is neutral)
Ex. Barnacles on a grey whale

24. 4.2 Ecosystem Relationships
LT: Same as Friday
ET: Use the following terms and explain how they shape and ecosystem and increase a species ability to survive
Competition, limiting resources/nutrients, predation, human impact, herbivory, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, migration, flocking

25. 4.3 Succession LT: Today I will…
Compare/contrast the two types of ecological succession
Describe the stages of succession in an ecosystem that has been disturbed
ET: What kinds of disturbances cause an ecosystem to undergo change?
Address climate graphs and how we will use them tomorrow

26. Ecological Succession: changes in an ecosystem over time.
Where have you seen succession?
Newly paved driveway
Cleaning your room
Cutting down a tree
Moving to a new house
A mall throughout the holidays

27. 2 Types of Succession
Secondary: occurs when existing communities are not completely wiped out.
Ex. Farmer plowing a field
Primary: occurs when no soil exists.
Ex. Volcanic eruption
We will spend the rest of class looking at the similarities and differences between these two types

28. Succession Foldable pg. 106
Building This foldable will help us to…
describe the stages of succession
compare/contrast primary and secondary succession

29. 4.3 Succession LT: Today I will…
Compare/contrast the two types of ecological succession
Describe the stages of succession in an ecosystem that has been disturbed
ET: Pick up a copy of the article on Mt. St. Helens. Answer the following questions:
Address climate graphs and how we will use them tomorrow

30. Analogy of Succession
With your group, think of an “everyday” scenario that could be used as an analogy for explaining the process of succession. (review the definition of succession)
Your groups is going to create a poster of this analogy that must include the following
Descriptive title
Colored Pictures of each stage
Explanation of stage
Pioneering
Intermediate
Climax
picture
Picture
explanation

31. Mt. St. Helens: A story of Ecological Succession What? When? Why?
What is

32. Mt. St. Helens Article (Assessment)
What type of succession is going on in the Mt. St. Helens area?
What stage is it in? (Pioneer, intermediate, or climax) What is your evidence?