Ecology and moving into Evolution/Natural Selection
This week we tackled energy, ecosystems and ecology…the boys really liked it and hopefully, their quizzes will reflect their understanding. We watched Planet Earth’s “Into the Wilderness” on Wednesday’s double period, I highly recommend it. It did a great job discussing wild areas on the Earth and how we should manage them, what impacts management has and what role population/consumption plays in all of this. We then moved on to a more in-depth look at thermodynamics and energy/biomass/number pyramids in ecosystems.
Next week we will start evolution/natural selection/interspecies competition…should be fun. I just assigned a 4-5 page paper on a natural area of their choice. That is due in two weeks. They seem surprised there is so much work…love that.