Lesson 3: Cycling Matter
Duration of Days: 7
Lesson Objective
Students will develop models to describe how matter cycles through living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem. They will understand that atoms are conserved as they cycle through the ecosystem.
How does matter cycle through the environment?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Nitrogen Fixation
MS-LS2-3
ELA: SL.8.5
Math: 6.EE.C.9
Engage- DOK1
Explore/Explain- DOK2
Elaborate- DOK3
Evaluate- DOK1 & DOK4
STEM Module Project- DOK4
Phenomenon: Carbon/Coal move through environment/Coal Course Video
STEM Module Project: Sun Block
The oxygen cycle and the carbon cycle are entirely separate processes.
Group work
Visuals
Sentence Starters
Graphic Organizers
Accessing Prior Knowledge
Formative/Summative Assessments:
Lesson Review
Lesson Check
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
McGraw Hill online textbook/workbook.
Labs/Investigations:
- Movin' Matter
- Rain Check