Session Date
Lesson Topic
Trophic cascades -
Lesson Outline
Monday, December 4, 2017
02:30 - 04:15; 105 min. -
AP Environmental Science:
Trophic cascades -
Chase and I went over the test she completed last week. We then reviewed the trophic pyramid. She was tasked with describing the differences between predator, prey, producer and consumer, as well with placing them on a pyramid with the proper adjectives. I had her write out the Latin root words: auto, hetero, and trophic, as a means for always knowing the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph. We then watched the trophic cascade video which described what happened when an apex predator was introduced to an ecosystem after a long absence. In two cases the wolves of Yellowstone, and the large whales in oceans, brought higher diversity and productivity to the ecosystem. We discussed how and why this happens. Homework: Read chapter 7
02:30 - 04:15; 105 min. -
AP Environmental Science:
Trophic cascades -
Chase and I went over the test she completed last week. We then reviewed the trophic pyramid. She was tasked with describing the differences between predator, prey, producer and consumer, as well with placing them on a pyramid with the proper adjectives. I had her write out the Latin root words: auto, hetero, and trophic, as a means for always knowing the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph. We then watched the trophic cascade video which described what happened when an apex predator was introduced to an ecosystem after a long absence. In two cases the wolves of Yellowstone, and the large whales in oceans, brought higher diversity and productivity to the ecosystem. We discussed how and why this happens. Homework: Read chapter 7
Assignment
Homework: Read chapter 7
Session Minutes
105
Minutes Student Attended
105
Session Hours
1.75
Hours Attended
1.75
Entry Status
Review Status
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School