EOU Exam on Thursday, May 1st

Lesson #5:

Land Management

Learning Target

Students will be able to identify green infrastructure in their local community and analyze environmental trade-offs.

Success Criteria

I am successful when I can....

1) Identify how repurposing land for human use decreases biodiversity.

2) Define and describe trade-offs.

3) Discover how humans can work with natural ecosystems to solve manmade problems.

4) Apply concepts and vocabulary related to land management to regent's questions.

Standards

HS-LS2-7.

Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity

Reminders

Quiz Thursday 12/5

Part 1:

Deforestation

Slow Reveal Graph

(5 min)

Lesson #4: Slow Reveal - Deforestation

Part 2:

TNT x 3

(10 min)

Round 1: Turn & Talk with your groups about these images.

1) What do you see ?

2) What do you think?

3) What do you wonder?

Round 2: Extend the conversation with a 2nd Turn & Talk response to that image using one or more of the following terms:

Multi-Subject

Tier 2 Wo

Tier 2

Degrade

Consume (Consumption)

Demand

Trade-off

Products

Stable (Stability)

Tier 3

Deforestation

Biodiversity

Land Management

Greenhouse Gases

Ecosystem

Round 3: Turn & Talk for a 3rd time creating a series of three statements using the following set of conjunctions:

“Because… But… So…”

Example: Mr. Pinho is tired BECAUSE he was up late making an awesome lesson for his students, BUT it's ok since they appreciate him SO it was worth it.

Part 3

Active Reading Deforestation

(15 min)

Directions:

Step #1) Actively read the passage making SEVEN (7) annotations as you read in the margins.

Step #2) Remember, annotations include:

a) Word Association Game (example: Cellular Respiration - energy, ATP, mitochondria, oxygen, glucose)

b) Making connections between the text and past lessons, your life, books read, movies, video games etc

c) Rewriting important information (key concepts) in your own words

‼️ Does Not Include Underlining or Highlighting ‼️

Land Management Reading

Part 4:

Stop N' Jot

Imperfect Solutions

(5 min)

Vocabulary 📖

Trade-Off 📖: An exchange or compromise that is made. (i.e. Building a factory would make needed goods and jobs but would destroy a forest).

Deforestation📖: Forest destruction that results from human activity.

Direct Harvesting📖: The destruction of an organism, or the

removal of an organism from its habitat.

Key Concepts 🔑

KC#1🔑: When humans alter ecosystems, serious consequences may result.

KC#2🔑: When humans destroy an ecosystem through activities like deforestation for farming, biodiversity decreases.

KC3🔑: Humans must consider trade-offs when altering their environment, weighing the pros and cons for humans and the environment.

Part 5:

Student Choice Exit Ticket

(5 min)

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