Scheme of Work for Component 1, Topic 3: Ecosystems, biodiversity and management Lessons Learning Content Place Integrated skills Teaching activities and resources objectives (vocabulary, exemplification concepts, processes, ideas) 1 lesson Key idea 3.1: 3.1a: Distributions Global Use of world map to Starter (1 hour) and characteristics of show location of global Students to find out what an ecosystem or biome ecosystems are the world’s large-scale biomes. is by asking their teacher questions. Yes/No found in different ecosystems (tropical, game. parts of the temperate and boreal world and are forests, tropical and Main activity important. temperate grasslands, Study a biomes map similar to ones that can be desserts and tundra). found at or Suggested learning Key words Students copy the major biomes onto a blank objectives: Ecosystem outline map of the world. They must include the To understand key and while adding the biomes be think about where the worlds what the climate is like in each of the areas. large scale They can then describe the distribution. ecosystems are and be able to Students to research each biome and complete draw and identify this table. Information can be obtained from a them on a world student Atlas or websites such as this. map. Plenary Students to play a game of am I’ in pairs. ‘What Guess the biome each person is describing. 1 lesson Key idea 3.1: 3.1b: The role of Global Comparing climate Starter (1 hour) climate and local graphs for different this link from the Met Office website: ecosystems are factors (soils and biomes. found in different altitude) in influencing Students to annotate the map they produced last parts of the the distribution of lesson with the climate characteristics for each world and are different large-scale important. ecosystems. Main activity Key words:
Scheme of Work for Component 1, Topic 3: Ecosystems, biodiversity and management Lessons Learning objectives Content (vocabulary, concepts, processes, ideas) Place exemplification Integrated skills Teaching activities and resources 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 3.1: ecosystems are found in different parts of the world and are important. Suggested learning objectives: To understand where the worlds large scale ecosystems are and be able to draw and identify them on a world map. 3.1a: Distributions and characteristics of the world’s large-scale ecosystems (tropical, temperate and boreal forests, tropical and temperate grasslands, desserts and tundra). Key words Ecosystem Global Use of world map to show location of global biomes. Starter Students to find out what an ecosystem or biome is by asking their teacher questions. Yes/No game. Main activity Study a biomes map similar to ones that can be found at or Students copy the major biomes onto a blank outline map of the world. They must include the key and while adding the biomes be think about what the climate is like in each of the areas. They can then describe the distribution. Students to research each biome and complete this table. Information can be obtained from a student Atlas or websites such as this. Plenary Students to play a game of ‘What am I’ in pairs. Guess the biome each person is describing. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 3.1: ecosystems are found in different parts of the world and are important. 3.1b: The role of climate and local factors (soils and altitude) in influencing the distribution of different large-scale ecosystems. Key words: Global Comparing climate graphs for different biomes. Starter this link from the Met Office website: Students to annotate the map they produced last lesson with the climate characteristics for each Main activity