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• This PowerPoint is just one part of my Feeding Levels Unit.

• A two part 1200 Slide PowerPoint Presentation.

• • A bundled homework package, modified version, unit notes, PowerPoint Review Game, video links, rubrics, and much more that chronologically follow the unit slideshow.

http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_ Levels_Unit.htm

Areas of Focus within The Feeding Levels Unit: What is Ecology, Concepts in Ecology, Concept-There is no such thing as a free lunch, Energy Comes From the Sun, Food Chains, Trophic Feeding Levels, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Aquatic Food Chains, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, Animal Dentition and Skull Features, Carnivores, Herbivores, Pyramid of Biomass, Pyramid of Numbers.

The full unit can be found at… http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm

• RED SLIDE:

These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal.

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-Skip a line between topics -Don’t skip pages -Make visuals clear and well drawn. 3rd Order Consumers Producer 2 nd Order Consumer Consumer Decrease in energy as you go up a trophic level

• RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal.

• BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow directions, complete projects as described and answer required questions neatly.

• Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.

– He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow

• Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.

– He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow

“Hoot, Hoot” “Good Luck!”

• Activity! (Optional) Making your bio-dome / Terrarium for periodic observations.

• Making your bio-dome / Terrarium – 1 st Thin layer of pebbles.

– 2 nd Thin layer of sand on top of that.

– 3 rd Thin layer of soil (brown) – 4 th Thicker layer of dark organic soil.

– 5 th Add small pieces of various moss – 6 th Add a piece of lichen – 7 th Add some small plants – 8 th Add some small sticks with a mushroom on it.

– 9 th Add a few organisms • Just a few, no vertebrates allowed, do not over populate.

• Don’t forget to lightly water it before closing the lid.

• Leave plenty of room for plants to grow!

• Don’t over water your bio-dome!

• Don’t knock it over!

• Give your bio-dome plenty of light (energy source) and monitor the moisture content.

– Light can be the sun or artificial.

• Give your bio-dome plenty of light (energy source) and monitor the moisture content.

– Light can be the sun or artificial.

Some information on making a terrarium… http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Terrarium

Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit

• What is Ecology?

– A) A very hungry caterpillar.

• What is Ecology?

– A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

• What is Ecology?

– A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

• What is Ecology?

– A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

• What is Ecology? and the answer is… – A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

• What is Ecology? – A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

• What is Ecology? – A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

• What is Ecology? – A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

What words above need further explanation?

• What is Ecology? – A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

What words above need further explanation?

• What is Ecology? – A) A very hungry caterpillar.

– B) A type of gardening tool.

– C) A branch of science that studies organisms and the environment.

– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

Organisms: Any living thing (individual / one)

 Ecology: A study of the relationship between living things and the environment.

• Ecology: A study of the relationship between living things and the environment.

• What’s the point in studying ecology? – How is this relevant to my life?

• Answer Because you a part of the ecosystem. This world has some serious ecological problems and understanding the relationship between living things and the environment is the key to better management.

• Answer- Because you a part of the ecosystem.

This world has some serious ecological problems and understanding the relationship between living things and the environment is the key to better management.

• The Concepts in Ecology – Please pay attention to the next slide as you will need to learn and demonstrate an understanding of these big concepts.

– Everything Is Changing.

– There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

Organisms need energy to survive. Energy from the sun flows into and out systems. This energy drives our world and the organisms in it. Energy is lost “not destroyed” when it changes form. Flows Hot to Cold Ecological systems are organized within each other. The effects on one system will effect them all. All systems are interconnected.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Matter and energy cycle through the living and nonliving world. Organisms rely on this matter and energy cycling to survive.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Matter and energy cycle through the living and nonliving world. Organisms rely on this matter and energy cycling to survive.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Matter and energy cycle through the living and nonliving world. Organisms rely on this matter and energy cycling to survive. Animals are interconnected in a complex web of life. Changes on one part of the web will effect other parts of the web and the stability of the entire ecosystem.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Ecosystems have a way to balance changes so that up and down fluctuations are part of the natural balance of the whole.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Ecosystems have a way to balance changes so that up and down fluctuations are part of the natural balance of the whole.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Ecosystems have a way to balance changes so that up and down fluctuations are part of the natural balance of the whole.

All organisms are in a constant state of change over time with the environment. Some organisms will change with another and will develop special interactions. Others with the nonliving world.

Matter and energy cycle through the living and nonliving world. Organisms rely on this matter and energy cycling to survive. Animals are interconnected in a complex web of life. Changes on one part of the web have will effect other parts of the web and the stability of the entire ecosystem.