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What is ecology about, anyway? Ecology is the relationship of living things to each other and to what’s around them. So, if you are learning about what kinds of relationships fish have with other animals (including us!) and plants in their neighborhood, then you are learning about ecology.


The word ECOLOGY comes from Greek words meaning “study of the household.” That means that ecology is the study of the “household” of living things: their neighbors and neighborhood. Ecology includes not only how living things interact with each other, but how they interact with their physical environment: things such as climate, water, and soil.


Ecologists are the scientists who study ecology. They are curious and like to learn about living things by observing them, seeing what happens, and recording what they find. This is all part of the scientific method.


Some ecologists study a specific species or habitat. They might study the behavior of a single species to see how it interacts with other organisms and the environment. Or, an ecologist might study many different species that either depend on each other (a food web, for example), or compete with each other for food and space. There are many fields of ecology with lots of things still to be discovered. 

SYLLABUS                                                   Ecology Syllabus.docx

CHAP 1 LIFE ON EARTH PPT                    Ecology - Part 1.pptx
Chap 1 Populations                              POPULATIONS & cOMPETITION
CHAP 1 MEASURING POPULATIONS      Measuring Populations.pptx
CHAP 1 LIMITING FACTORS                      Limiting Factors, Carrying Capacity and Biotic Potential.pptx
CHAP 1 EXPONENTIAL GROWTH            Changes in Populations.pptx
           BrainPOP Movie Populations            POPULATIONS
           BrainPOP Movie Ecosystems           ECOSYSTEMS
CHAP 1 INTERACTIONS                            Interactions Within Communities

CHAP 2 THE NONLIVING ENVIRONMENT  ABIOTIC FACTORS

               TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS                   READING ELEVATION
               CYCLES IN NATURE                     WATER, CARBON, NITROGEN
                                                                          
               WATER CYCLE                               Brain Pop - Water Cycle
                                                                        Water Cycle Diagram

               NITROGEN CYCLE                       NITROGEN CYCLE: Video
                                                                      FARMER NITROGEN CYCLE 
                                                                       WHAT IS THE NITROGEN CYCLE?
                                                                       Brain Pop Nitrogen Cycle

              CARBON CYCLE                            WHAT IS THE CARBON CYCLE?  
                                                                       CARBON CYCLE GAME 

CHAP 3  BIOMES 
CHAP 3  BIOMES - TERRARIUMS               DESERT TERRARIUMS
CHAP 3  AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS              AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CHAP 3  CORAL REEF                                 CORAL REEF BIOME
CHAP 3  THREATS TO CORAL REEF        THREATS TO CORAL REEF
CHAP 3 SALTWATER ECOSYSTEMS        CORAL REEFS PROJECT
CHAP 4& 5 CONSERVATION &
                                   BIODIVERSITY                  BIODIVERSITY
                 BIODIVERSITY INDEX                  BIODIVERSITY INDEX
                                                                        AIR POLLUTION
                                                                        Global Warming & Ozone Layer