Introduction to Ecology Bundle

In this Ecology Bundle, students will learn about habitats and niches, biotic and abiotic factors, the greenhouse effect and ozone depletion, food chains and food webs, levels of ecological organization, climate zones, and so much more. See complete list below. PRINTABLE, EDITABLE, DIGITAL.

In short, this complete teaching unit includes everything you need to teach an introductory ecology unit to your life science or biology students. Resources are available in BOTH printable and digital formats (Google Slides and Google Forms). Resources include an 80-slide PowerPoint presentation with notes, labs, task cards, homework, quizzes, test prep review questions, crossword, practice problem worksheet on habitats and niches, ecology web quest, and unit test.

From the engaging PowerPoint to the final unit test, this bundle contains loads of editable and NO PREP materials that are ready to be used with your students.

What is included in this bundle? ( Items marked with ** have both printable and digital versions.)

Introduction to Ecology PowerPoint with Notes for Teacher and Student **

Introduction to Ecology Quizzes **

Introduction to Ecology Task Cards **

Introduction to Ecology Homework / Study Guide **

Introduction to Ecology Review PowerPoint Test Prep Questions and Answers

Introduction to Ecology Unit Test **

Lab: The Effect of Abiotic Factors on Seed Germination

Ecology Webquest on Ultraviolet Radiation **

Habitat and Niche Practice Problem Worksheet **

Lab: Modeling the Greenhouse Effect

FREE Set of Six Ecology Crossword Puzzles

FREE! Backyard Ecology: An Ecological Assessment of Your Back Yard **

A Teacher Guide containing tips for implementing the resources, suggestions for sequencing, and alignment to NGSS standards is also included.

Teacher Answer Keys Included for all resources.

Topics covered in this Bundle:

• What is ecology?
• The Role of Climate: What is the difference between weather and climate? What factors affect climate?
• The State of Today's Environment: The exploding human population, the sixth mass extinction, the damage to the ozone layer, and climate changes.
• The greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, human activities that contribute to the greenhouse effect.
• The Effect of Latitude on Climate: Polar zones, temperate zones, and tropical zones.
• Heat Transfer in the Biosphere: Winds, currents.
• Levels of Ecological Organization: Biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms. Definitions and examples are given for each.
• The living and the nonliving components of an ecosystem.
• The theme of interconnectedness and interdependence in ecology.
• Biotic and abiotic factors
• Living in a changing environment, tolerance, tolerance curves, acclimation and adaptation.
• Responding to environmental change: Conformers and regulators.
• Habitat -vs- Niche: Definitions, examples, generalists and specialists.
• Producers and consumers: Autotrophs, photoautotrophs, chemoautotrophs, heterotrophs, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, detritivores, and decomposers.
• Feeding relationships: The flow of energy through the ecosystem, food chains, food webs, and trophic levels.

The PowerPoint consists of 80 slides that are colorful, informative and visually stimulating. Pictures and diagrams are included that will greatly enhance your instruction to your students. This product also includes a set of notes for the teacher and a set of notes for the student. The students get an outline of the notes that they fill in as the PowerPoint lesson is being presented.

This teaching bundle is appropriate for all biology students in grades 8 - 12.

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Ecosystems and the Biosphere Part 1: Energy Flow and the Recycling of Matter PowerPoint with Notes for Teacher and Student

Ecosystems and the Biosphere Part 2: Biomes of the World PowerPoint and Notes

Human Impact on the Environment PowerPoint and Notes

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