In this life science course, students  will learns the fundamentals of ecosystems through a combination of lecture, discussion, videos and projects.  This course will be structured like a typical biology/life science course, with a warm-up/review,  lecture/discussion, and activities.  Students  will be given guided notes, participate in powerpoint presentations/discussions, play interactive review games, take assessments and complete a cumulative project that will  demonstrate their complete knowledge of the course content.

Topics this course will cover include:
Week 1: Ecosystem Vocabulary

Weeks 2-3: Photosynthesis/respiration and the relationship between them and the photosynthesis 
process, and the chemical equation that represents it 

Week 4: Biotic/Abiotic factors in an ecosystem

Week 5-6: Trophic levels, energy transfer, food webs, and energy pyramids

Week 7: Ecosystem organization ( organism, species, group, population, community, ecosystem )

Week 8: Relationships between organisms (predator/prey relationship, symbiotic relationships)

Weeks 9-10: Various biomes/ecosystems 

Students will be required to join a Google Classroom to keep events, activities and assignments organized.  Students need a valid email address to join Google Classroom.