Ecology 9

The Interconnectedness of the Physical World

Learning Goals Mastery Sample Questions Resources

LG1: I can describe some http://www.cotf.edu/ete/ES

features of the biosphere, S/ESSspheres.html
geosphere (aka.
lithosphere), hydrosphere,
and atmosphere. 01234

LG2: I can explain how https://prezi.com/1xhw_lbl

the biosphere, geosphere, uphn/earths-interconnected-
hydrosphere, and 01234 spheres/
atmosphere are
interconnected. (FN)

LG3: I can distinguish https://www.youtube.com/

between biotic and abiotic watch?v=E1pp_7-yTN4
factors.
http://www2.ccsd.ws/sbfac
01234 ulty/team8e/jecole/Science/
abiotic_vs_.htm

LG4: I can describe the http://environment-

factors required for a ecology.com/what-is-
natural system to be sustainability/247-
sustainable. (FN) 01234 sustainability.html

LG5: I can explain how http://www.importantindia.

solar radiation is the com/11666/why-sun-is-
energy source for life on considered-the-ultimate-
Earth. 01234 source-of-energy/

LG6: I can describe how https://www.youtube.com/

energy is transferred in the watch?v=-oVavgmveyY
biosphere (food chain, 01234
food web, energy
pyramid). (FN)

LG7: I can compare and http://www.softschools.com

contrast photosynthesis /difference/photosynthesis_
and cellular respiration. 01234 vs_cellular_respiration/146/
 LG8: I can describe how
thermal energy is
redistributed by wind and
ocean currents.
LG9: I can describe the
water cycle.
LG10: I can describe the
carbon cycle
LG11: I can describe the
nitrogen cycle
LG12: I can describe the
phosphorus cycle
LG13: I can explain how
human activities affect
nutrient cycles and cause
harm in ecosystems. (FN)
LG14: I can compare and
contrast bio-accumulation
and bio-magnification.
HYPERLINK "http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-bioaccumulation-and-vs-
biomagnification/"
http://climate.ncsu.edu/edu/
k12/.atmosphere_circulatio
n
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http://oceanservice.noaa.go
v/facts/conveyor.html
https://pmm.nasa.gov/educa
tion/water-cycle
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http://earthobservatory.nasa
.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/
page1.php
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http://www.visionlearning.c
om/en/library/Earth-
01234 Science/6/The-Nitrogen-
Cycle/98
https://enviroliteracy.org/air
-climate-
weather/biogeochemical-
cycles/phosphorus-cycle/
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http://www.sswm.info/cate
gory/concept/nutrient-cycle
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http://www.differencebetwe
en.com/difference-between-
bioaccumulation-and-vs-
01234 biomagnification/