Lesson

Title/Focu
s

Lesson
What Goes up Must Come Down
Science 7

Subject/Gr
ade Level

Time
Durati
on
Teache
r

Interactions and Ecosystems

Unit

General
Learning
Outcome
s:
Specific
Learning
Outcome
s:

Sept. 22
Date
40 min
Mr. Hawke

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

1.3kMonitor a local environment, and assess the impacts of
environmental factors on the growth, health and reproduction of organisms in
that environment
investigate and interpret evidence of interaction and change (e.g., population
fluctuations, changes in weather, availability of food or introduction of new
species into an ecosystem)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:
1. Be able to notice a trend in the change of population of one species and
how it relates to the population of another species
2. Be able to construct a bar graph

ASSESSMENTS
Formative:
Summative:

Niche worksheet
What goes up must come down questions.

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Prior to lesson

Attention
Grabber
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Transition to
Body
Learning Activity
#1
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity

Introduction
Correct the niche worksheet as a class
Review the terms covered in the previous class for a
scholar dollar.
Students will Raise their hand and wait to be called to
answer a question. If a question is called out they will
not receive a scholar dollar.
Turn on projector and have the graph ready. Have
students turn to page 41
Body
Examine the graph
Have volunteers read the paragraphs on page 41 for a
scholar dollar. Review what has been read and examine
how it correlates to the graph
Construct a bar graph
Demonstrate how to create a bar graph on the board.
Use the information and create a bar graph for the hare.
Practice questions

Time
10 min
5 min
N/A

Time
10 min
N/A
5 min
N/A
8 min

#3
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Have students complete the four questions at the end of

the activity on page 41

Consolidation of
Learning:

Closure
The questions and your waste reduction diaries should
be handed in before the bell rings. Have a good
weekend.

Sponge
Activity/Activities

Prep students for the field trip

Reflection:

N/A
Time
2 min