KS3 new for the Activate resource ‘Ecology’ module.
Full double lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’
Includes bonus lesson on field investigations
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an two hour lessons of content matched to the specification
41 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D
AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the 2016 specification Unit 1B: In this lesson we look at how ecosystems operate, from small-scale ecosystems to biomes.
We start with a retrieval practice task based around coats. We begin by looking at what the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem are.
The students are given an example ecosystem and have to categorise the components according to whether they think they are biotic or abiotic. We then look at different scales of ecosystems and look at trophic levels. The students work out which examples belong with which trophic level . We then explore an example of a food chain, using a small-scale ecosystem (a pond) the students have to work out which creatures belong in which trophic level. We then look at biomass in the food chain and discuss why biomass declines at each level. We finish with a 4-mark GCSE style question and there is some tips for students who need it on how to answer it.
Hope this saves you some valuable planning time.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1B: In this lesson we examine the distribution of the global ecosystems or biomes.
The lesson has an ordnance survey map skills retrieval practice starter quiz. We then look at what a global ecosystem or biome is and what the general pattern of their distribution is. The students complete a cloze exercise and write a paragraph introducing the concept of global ecosystems. The students then complete a colouring by numbers worksheet to familiarise them with the distribution of the global ecosystems. They then complete a worksheet on where these ecosystems can be found, using atlases to give named examples of countries that feature those particular biomes. There is another extension to this where the students create a diagram to show the importance of latitude in the distribution of global ecosystems. We finish with a GCSE-style practice question with some sentence starters and a mark scheme provided for the students.
Hope this saves you some valuable planning time.
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Organising an ecosystem contains 4 comprehensive lessons designed to help GCSE students develop their understanding of feeding relationship, how materials for example carbon and water are recycled in an ecosystem, and the importance of decomposers through engaging activities and differentiated instruction.
These lessons cover the content from the AQA B7 Ecology unit, and AQA GCSE Biology OUP Scheme B17 Organising an ecosystem chapter.
The lessons include all necessary resources, making them easy to implement in your classroom. Additionally, the editable text allows you to adjust the duration and depth of the activities based on your students’ progress and time constraints.
Each editable presentation contains:
● Lesson Prep and Technician Notes: Guidance notes for teachers to prepare the lesson and technician instructions.
● Bell Work / Do Now Activity: Engaging task to activate student prior knowledge and set the stage for the lesson.
● Clear Lesson Aim, Objectives & Success Criteria: Explicitly defined learning targets to guide students and measure their understanding.
● Discussion Slides: Thought-provoking prompts and questions to introduce the topic.
● Information Slides with Levelled Content: Varied levels of information catering to diverse learning styles and abilities.
● Differentiated Activities (Group Work): Collaborative tasks in small groups to encourage active participation and enhance learning.
● Practical Activity (if appropriate): Hands-on experience to apply concepts and gain practical skills.
● Differentiated Questions with Answers: Comprehensive questions with accompanying solutions for self-assessment and note-taking.
● Student Worksheets/Handouts (if appropriate): Printable materials for students to complete and gather notes.
● Homework Activities (if appropriate): Varied homework tasks to cater to individual needs and promote independent learning.
Aimed at a mixed ability class covering content Grades 1-9, with three levels of demand to accommodate different learning styles and levels.
● Level 1: Low demand
● Level 2: Standard demand
● Level 3: High demand
Each lesson is also available as a digital worksheet, which are ideal for absent students to catch-up missed work, distance learning, home schooling, or independent study.
B17 Organising an ecosystem Distance learning
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This lesson is part of Exploring Brazil, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2 (Y4-6), but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson.
The presentation introduces students to Brazil’s six main biomes including the tropical rainforest, caatinga (desert), Pantanal wetlands, cerrado (savannah) and Atlantic Forest. Students then read an information text to find out more.
In the activity, students write an information text about Brazil’s ecosystems. This can either be done as a short activity or as an extended write in Literacy. (N.B. The activity sheets need to be enlarged to A3 size to provide adequate space for writing.)
Short Activity:
Easier – Students match statements to each ecosystem and write them in each box.
Medium – Students add titles, then match statements to each ecosystem and write them in each box.
Harder – Students add titles and write their own sentences about each ecosystem in the box.
Extension – Students label the different ecosystems on the map, including drawings of animals found in each one.
Extended Writing Activity:
Easier – Students write an information text about Brazil’s ecosystems, including an introductory paragraph.
Harder – Students write an information text about Brazil’s ecosystems, including sub-headings and an introductory paragraph.
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Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Biology! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about ecosystems. Students will describe what is meant by ecosystem, community, habitat, and environment. Students will also explain how different organisms co-exist within an ecosystem, and describe niches within an ecosystem.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and a class practical for students to complete. This resource is part of the Ecosystem processes topic and has been created for the delivery of the Activate KS3 Science course. Also great for GCSE Science.
Included:
19 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Class practical worksheet and Teacher notes
DO NOW task sheet handout
This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification:
- The balance between components.
- The impact on the ecosystem of changing one component.
Biodiversity and ecosystems contains 12 comprehensive lessons designed to help GCSE students develop their understanding of the human population explosion, pollution, deforestation, global warming and the impact of climate change, strategies to maintain biodiversity, trophic levels and biomass transfer, food security, intensive farming methods, and sustainable food production through engaging activities and differentiated instruction.
These lessons cover the content from the AQA B7 Ecology unit, and AQA GCSE Biology OUP Scheme B18 Biodiversity and ecosystems chapter.
The lessons include all necessary resources, making them easy to implement in your classroom. Additionally, the editable text allows you to adjust the duration and depth of the activities based on your students’ progress and time constraints.
Each editable presentation contains:
● Lesson Prep and Technician Notes: Guidance notes for teachers to prepare the lesson and technician instructions.
● Bell Work / Do Now Activity: Engaging task to activate student prior knowledge and set the stage for the lesson.
● Clear Lesson Aim, Objectives & Success Criteria: Explicitly defined learning targets to guide students and measure their understanding.
● Discussion Slides: Thought-provoking prompts and questions to introduce the topic.
● Information Slides with Levelled Content: Varied levels of information catering to diverse learning styles and abilities.
● Differentiated Activities (Group Work): Collaborative tasks in small groups to encourage active participation and enhance learning.
● Practical Activity (if appropriate): Hands-on experience to apply concepts and gain practical skills.
● Differentiated Questions with Answers: Comprehensive questions with accompanying solutions for self-assessment and note-taking.
● Student Worksheets/Handouts (if appropriate): Printable materials for students to complete and gather notes.
● Homework Activities (if appropriate): Varied homework tasks to cater to individual needs and promote independent learning.
Aimed at a mixed ability class covering content Grades 1-9, with three levels of demand to accommodate different learning styles and levels.
● Level 1: Low demand
● Level 2: Standard demand
● Level 3: High demand
If you require more assistance, please contact me at-
info@cmgsciencelessons.com
This booklet looks primarily at the rainforest and covers how plants adapt to their environments, food webs, the water cycle, how humans us the rainforest and how it can be sustainable. Tasks include wordsearchs, word fills, match ups, comprehension and writing a report
This resource includes 51 power point slides for five lessons on ‘Biodiversity and ecosystem’ including the work sheets, activities, learning objectives, key terms and detailed content to be taught. The topics included are
The human population explosion
Land and water pollution
Air pollution
Deforestation and peat destruction
Global warming
A powerpoint suitable for use in all GCSE Biology courses, and can easily be adapted or added to as necessary. Includes food chains, trophic levels, Carbon cycle, decomposition and biomass pyramids.
OCR Gateway Science (Grade 9-1) Specification
Suitable for Year groups 9 - 11
Students will learn
the difference between a natural and artificial ecosystem
key terminology
design their own ecosystem storyboard - my example if from ‘Finding nemo’
understand the difference between food chains and food webs
Homeworks tasks also included - see my B4 Ecosystems homework FREE booklet that covers consolidation for all lesson in this B4.1 scheme of work (5 lessons for higher; 7 lessons for triple/separate Biology). The answers are also included
13 lessons for the OCR GCSE module Sustaining Ecosystems. This is complete module. Specifically designed for the new OCR Geography GCSE but also suitable for AQA and Edexcel. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. Extension tasks and homework also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Ecosystems
2 - Global ecosystems
3 - Tropical Rainforests
4 - The value of rainforests
5 - The human impact of rainforests
6 - Managing tropical rainforests
7 - Sustainable management of tropical rainforests
8 - Ecotourism
9 - Polar regions
10 - Opportunities in Svalbard
11 - Challenges in Svalbard
12 - Cold environments under threat
13 - Managing cold environments
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
During 9.1.3 Ecosystems Year 7 students work through a variety of activities to develop their understanding of how different organisms co-exist within an ecosystem. Based on the 3rd lesson from the AQA KS3 Activate 1 (OUP) 9a: Ecosystems- 9.1 Interdependence chapter.
Also available as a digital worksheet, which is ideal for distance learning, independent study or catch-up of missed work through absence.
Aimed at a mixed ability Year 7 class.
Presentation contains (28 slides)-
Bell work activity
Lesson objective and success criteria
Information slides
Challenge activities (group work)
Practical activity (where appropriate)
Demonstrate understanding tasks (with answers)
Lesson resources (additional to scheme)
Please note: Activate (Kerboodle) worksheets from scheme are not included due to license.
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An engaging and detailed lesson presentation (48 slides) and associated game that goes through the topic of ecosystems, making sure that the numerous key words are recognised and understood and ensures that students know the difference between biotic and abiotic factors. A game of keyword bingo runs throughout the lesson to act as a motivation and to make sure that the students keep track of all of the important terminology. Time is taken after some of the important words to go into depth so that the Biology is fully understood. Students will learn the difference between biotic and abiotic factors and then will carry out a number of tasks to explain how the abiotic factors can affect the community. There are regular progress checks throughout the lesson so that students can assess their understanding.
This lesson was designed for GCSE students but can also be used with KS3 and also as a recap with A level students
Full unit for teaching ecosystems and biodiversity at KS3 level. All lessons are fully resourced. Lessons are designed to last for 50-60 minutes. Lessons are resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning.
These lessons follow the Oxford KS3 curriculum and look at;
Introduction to Ecosystems
Global Biomes
Tropical Rainforest Climate
Tropical Rainforest Adaptations
Deforestation
Forest Management
Malaysia Case Study
Arctic Tundra
Tundra Adaptations
Humans in the Tundra
Threats to the Tundra
Each lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities.
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This printable booklet helps students to understand what an ecosystem is, where the world deserts are and their climates. They also look at life in the desert through plants, animals and the San People
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