Unit+Outline

= Outline for 10 weeks of teaching Unit 2 Area of Study 2 = [|Water cycle crossword] ||
 * ===** Week **=== || === Topic === || === Links to big ideas === || === Learning activities === ||
 * Week 1 || "Living together" - organisms and their communities ||  ||   ||
 * Week 2 || "What is an ecosystem?" || Directly links to "Big Idea A" - the whole notion of what constitutes an ecosystem. ||  ||
 * Week 3 || Reltionships between organisms living in ecosystems, trophic levels ||  ||   ||
 * Week 4 || Specific kinds of feeding relationships - competition etc. || Directly links to "Big Idea C" || [|Symbiotic relationship videos] ||
 * Week 5 || Energy transfer in ecosystems, links to trophic levels and food chains ||  ||   ||
 * Week 6 || The cycling of matter in ecosystems || Directly links to "Big Idea B" - the cycling of matter is continuous. || [|water cycle diagram]
 * Week 7 || Managing populations, invasive species || Can link with "Big Idea D" - the introduction of foreign species is an example of how humans can have direct and indirect impatcs upon ecosystems. ||  ||
 * Week 8 || Changing ecosystems - the notion that ecosystems are constantly adapting and evolving ||  ||   ||
 * Week 9 || Human activity and its impact upon ecosytems || Directly related to "Big Idea D" - human impacts ||  ||
 * Week 10 || Revision or further work on human impacts upon ecosystems and contemporary issues of sustainability ||  ||   ||