O6 Describe how animals and plants 1 Discuss the kinds of TDA opportunity: changes are affected by living and pressures that environments Compare the factors that their put upon their inhabitants distribution of plants in environments. (and vice-versa). trodden/non trodden areas (using a quadrat and transect) eg football field Recall a living and non-living factor that could alter an environment eg rainfall, average Brainstorm different living temperature, competitors and and non-living factors. predators Card match factor and consequences. Use AQA Teachit KS4: Pops’ as an indoor ‘Plant substitute for quadrat sampling. O7 Pollution and Recall that water can be polluted 2 Work as a group to produce Research one of acid the effects of by sewage, fertiliser or toxic poster presentations about rain, eutrophication, chemicals. the major sources of sea pollution etc cf population pollution. 3.4.4 growth Recall that air can be polluted by O9 smoke and gases such as sulfur Use film clips and presentations as basis for
O6 changes Describe how animals and plants are affected by living and factors that their environments. Recall a living and non-living factor that could alter an environment eg rainfall, average temperature, competitors and predators 1 Discuss the kinds of pressures that environments put upon their inhabitants (and vice-versa). Brainstorm different living and non-living factors. Card match factor and consequences. Use AQA Teachit KS4: ‘Plant Pops’ as an indoor substitute for quadrat sampling. TDA opportunity: Compare the distribution of plants in trodden/non trodden areas (using a quadrat and transect) eg football field O7 cf 3.4.4 O9 Pollution and the effects of population growth Recall that water can be polluted by sewage, fertiliser or toxic chemicals. Recall that air can be polluted by smoke and gases such as sulfur 2 Work as a group to produce poster presentations about the major sources of pollution. Use film clips and presentations as basis for Research one of acid rain, eutrophication, sea pollution etc