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Common Core State Standards and/or State of Michigan GLCEs and/or HSCEs (InTASC 1 - Learner Development)
HS-LS2-1 Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that
affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
HS-LS2-2: Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about
factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
Important Concepts (InTASC 4 - Content Knowledge)
Carrying Capacity, Population, density-dependent factors, Population growth, Ecosystems
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Students will have questions on unit test that will ask what will happen when population hits carrying
capacity and to calculate the growth rate between two generations.
Prerequisite Relationships to New Learning (InTASC 4 -Content Knowledge)
● Safety Rules
● Population of a Species
Flexibility and Responsiveness to Students’ Learning Needs (InTASC 2 - Learning Differences)
Describe how the lesson will be adjusted for:
1. Students who do not have the prerequisite relationships will go over concepts with teacher or student.
2. Students who show evidence of lack of understanding during the lesson will have one on one with teacher explaining concepts
and overview of lesson
3. Students who understand or master the lesson concepts more quickly than expected can help students who lack prerequisite
skills
Instructional Procedures (InTASC 2 – Learning Differences / InTASC 6 – Assessment / InTASC 7 – Planning for Instruction / INTASC 8
– Teacher Input)