To know that Students to research 3 goods and services ecosystems are provided by either Tropical Rain Forest or also exploited by Temperate Deciduous Forest. These links from humans and so the Rain Forest Alliance website City of London getting the website would provide a good starting point, and balance right Produce a large poster in groups to show what between these goods and services are and how these consumption and resources are being increasingly exploited and conservation is how this is happening. important. Students to feedback finding to the rest of the class. Plenary Evaluate which goods and services are at most risk from exploitation, Rank them in order of severity. 1 lesson Key idea 3.3: 3.3a: Distribution and UK Interpret GIS maps Starter (1 hour) The UK has its characteristics of the The UK National Ecosystem Assessment report gives own variety of UK’s main terrestrial some good background for teachers. distinctive ecosystems Show some images of UK moorlands, heaths, ecosystems that (moorlands, heaths, woodlands and wetlands. Describe the it relies on. woodlands, wetlands). characteristics. Suggested Key Main activity learning Terrestrial This is a useful resource: The UK National Ecosystem objectives: Moorlands Assessment. To understand Heathland Use the map from page 4 from the UK National the UK’s Woodlands Ecosystem Assessment Report, showing broad UK main terrestrial Wetlands habitats: ecosystems are and their characteristics. It Describe the distribution of the main terrestrial is also an ecosystems. opportunity to Class to split into groups. Each group researches integrate the use one of the ecosystems. of GIS by Moorlands mapping and Heathlands locating them. Woodlands
To know that ecosystems are also exploited by humans and so getting the balance right between consumption and conservation is important. Students to research 3 goods and services provided by either Tropical Rain Forest or Temperate Deciduous Forest. These links from the Rain Forest Alliance website City of London website would provide a good starting point, and Produce a large poster in groups to show what these goods and services are and how these resources are being increasingly exploited and how this is happening. Students to feedback finding to the rest of the class. Plenary Evaluate which goods and services are at most risk from exploitation, Rank them in order of severity. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 3.3: The UK has its own variety of distinctive ecosystems that it relies on. Suggested learning objectives: To understand the UK’s main terrestrial ecosystems are and their characteristics. It is also an opportunity to integrate the use of GIS by mapping and locating them. 3.3a: Distribution and characteristics of the UK’s main terrestrial ecosystems (moorlands, heaths, woodlands, wetlands). Key Terrestrial Moorlands Heathland Woodlands Wetlands UK Interpret GIS maps Starter The UK National Ecosystem Assessment report gives some good background for teachers. Show some images of UK moorlands, heaths, woodlands and wetlands. Describe the characteristics. Main activity This is a useful resource: The UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Use the map from page 4 from the UK National Ecosystem Assessment Report, showing broad UK habitats: Describe the distribution of the main terrestrial ecosystems. Class to split into groups. Each group researches one of the ecosystems. Moorlands Heathlands Woodlands
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