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BCSD
Units of Instruction
7th Grade
Week 24-26 Content*
7th grade Essential NGSS: MS-LS2-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.



5E Lesson - MS-LS2-1 & MS-LS2-4: Resources & Populations in Ecosystems
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4th-8th=240 min. Total Daily
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*Lessons have been adapted from BCSD Science Units. Please adjust pacing, and/or combining activites per day as necessary, for 2-3 days of weekly instruction. See 5E lesson plan for activity details.
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TimeEngageExploreExplain*Elaborate*Evaluate
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Synchronous (40 min, can be divided into smaller increments to equal up to 40 min.)- Teacher-facilitated discussion of phenomena (30-40 min)
-📙 Jamboard
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-		- Teacher directions & facilitation plant data exploration (30-40 min) *Plants need to be planted 1-2 weeks prior to this lesson.
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-		-📒 Direct instruction & facilitation of interactive reader activity (30-40 min)
-Teacher directions for completing asynchronous activities (10-15 min)
-Website explorations (20-30 min, each)		- Teacher directions/facilitation for completing keystone species posters (20-30 min)
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-		- Teacher directions/facilitation of finalizing posters and virtual gallery walk (20-30 min)
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Asynchronous (40 min, can be divided into smaller increments to equal up to 40 min.)- N/A
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-		- ✔️ Google Form - Discussion questions (15-20 min)
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-💻 BrainPOP movie & quiz (15-20 min)
-💻 Achieve 3000 lessons (30-40 min, each)
-💻 Zingy Learning lessons (20-25 min, each)		-Creation of keystone species projects (30-40 min, over multiple days)
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-		- Student presentations & virtual gallery walk (30-40 min, per day)
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*Explain activity options may take multiple days depending on teacher choice*Elaborate activity will take multiple days for students to research and complete.
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