31/3/2020 /Tuesday

NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Lesson Goals: Benefits of Biodiversity
Students will be able to :
Measuring and calculating biodiversity
-Identify different ways to measure (Engaging activity &sharing objectives)
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: How do scientists measure

-Welcome task.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
biodiversity?
- Differentiated activities &teaching
strategies
-Assessment
-Plenary

Success Criteria:
I can:
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

5 minutes
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda:
-Welcome task.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge The first step in measuring biodiversity is to
- Differentiated activities &teaching
strategies collect data.
-Assessment
-Plenary

Success Criteria: There are different ways to collect data

I can: according to the types of organisms being
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. counted and the habitat.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKICHJOh
Lesson Agenda: VkE
-Welcome task. 1) Canopy Fogging
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching • It is used to collect data about biodiversity
strategies
-Assessment of insects.
-Plenary
• It is often used in forests.
Success Criteria:
I can:
• Insecticides are used to kill the insects on
-Identify different ways to measure the top of a tree or trees causing them to
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index. fall down.
• Scientists collect the insects in a large
screen ,sheet or several funnels to
count ,identify and study it.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
Measuring biodiversity:
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. 2) Transect Sampling
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
• Scientists use transect line to complete
Lesson Agenda: transect sampling.
-Welcome task.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge • Transect line can be a rope , string or
- Differentiated activities &teaching
strategies measuring tap that marked at set
-Assessment intervals.
-Plenary
• It is placed in or on the surface of the
Success Criteria:
I can:
habitat.
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity.
• Every interval the number of species and
-Calculate the biodiversity index. individual are recorded.
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31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
Measuring biodiversity:
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eASZkJErI
-Calculate the biodiversity index. qc
Lesson Agenda:
3) Mist Netting
-Welcome task.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge • Fine mesh nets , called mist nets ,are used
- Differentiated activities &teaching
strategies to humanely capture animals in
-Assessment
-Plenary
ecosystems.
Success Criteria: • Netting is often used to collect data on the
I can: biodiversity .
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. • It is used for collecting birds and bats on
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
the land, or fish and shellfish in water.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: 4) Aerial photos

-Welcome task. • Photos of the ground taken from above ,
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching usually from airplane.
strategies
-Assessment • It can be used to count and track species
-Plenary
of whales and herds of migrating animals
Success Criteria: on land.
I can:
-Identify different ways to measure • It can be used to assess the biodiversity of
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
trees in temperate forests.
• A limitation of the photos is that you cant
see the forest floor.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: Whay might so different methods be used to count organisms

-Welcome task. in ecosystems?
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching
strategies
-Assessment
-Plenary

Success Criteria:
I can:
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: 5) Surveys

-Welcome task. • An effective way for scientists to learn
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching more about biodiversity of certain groups
strategies
-Assessment
of organisms ,particularly birds.
-Plenary • Data are collected by expert bird watchers
Success Criteria: ,field technicians ,and scientists.
I can:
-Identify different ways to measure • Surveys are usually conducted by people
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
going throw a habitat on foot or in a boat.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: 6) Quadrat Sampling

-Welcome task. • A known square area that is marked using
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching a pre-made square of plastic or stakes and
strategies
-Assessment
string.
-Plenary • Quadrates can range in size from 1 to .
Success Criteria: • Scientists set down the quadrate and count
I can:
-Identify different ways to measure the number of species and number of
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
individual in each species.
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31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Measuring biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: How are transect sampling and quadrat sampling similar?
-Welcome task.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching
strategies
Why might surveying require a large number of people to
-Assessment carry out?
-Plenary

Success Criteria:
I can:
What challenges might scientists face as they collect data
-Identify different ways to measure about biodiversity?
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Calculating biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda:
-Welcome task. Scientists often use a simple formula called the biodiversity
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching index to calculate the biodiversity of an area.
strategies
-Assessment Biodiversity Index =
-Plenary

Success Criteria:
I can:
A biodiversity index ranges from 0-1 .
-Identify different ways to measure The closer to 0 the index is , the lower the biodiversity of an area. The
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.
closer to 1 the index is , the higher the biodiversity of an area.
31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Calculating biodiversity:
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda: Suppose scientists have the following data about 20area of a prairie that was surveyed
-Welcome task. using quadrats. Find the biodiversity index.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching Number of species Number of Total Number of Biodiversity index
strategies
-Assessment
individuals of each individuals
species
-Plenary

Success Criteria: Species A =4

I can: 6 Species B =30
-Identify different ways to measure Species C =1
biodiversity. Species D =3
-Calculate the biodiversity index. Species E =1
Species F =2
 Benefits of Biodiversity
HOTS
Calculating biodiversity:

Species A +Species B +Species C +Species D +Species E +Species F =_________

31/3/2020 /Tuesday
NGSS: MS-LS2-5
Benefits of Biodiversity
Lesson Goals:
Students will be able to :
HOTS
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity. Play Kahoot
-Calculate the biodiversity index.

Lesson Agenda:
-Welcome task.
-Instruction and sharing knowledge
- Differentiated activities &teaching
https://create.kahoot.it/details/is-maintaining-biodiversity-wor
strategies th-a-sustained-effort/fe204532-572a-4c0b-92e1-549cb3cee5e6
-Assessment
-Plenary

Success Criteria:
I can:
-Identify different ways to measure
biodiversity.
-Calculate the biodiversity index.