Sustainable Ecotourism: management Main activities This part of the specification (Key idea 3.5) itself well to project work. Poster or presentation work on the cause, impacts and consequences of deforestation. Research an example of ecotourism. Describe the trip and with the aid of photos assess whether it is genuinely ecotourism. The success criteria for the group/project work could be based on: Detail and knowledge Understanding of the concepts Quality of the presentation. Plenary Group presentations and feedback. 1 lesson Key idea 3.6: 3.6a: Abiotic and Epping Forest UK Use and interpretation of Starter: (1 hour) Deciduous biotic characteristics of nutrient cycle diagrams Start with a video clip of deciduous trees or woodlands show the deciduous and food web diagrams. forests. Show images of local forests. a of woodland ecosystem Describe the vegetation. How is the forest used distinguishing (climate, soil, water, commercially? How do local people use it for features. plants, animals and recreation? What are the attractions? What humans). problems or conflicts might arise between people Suggested visiting the forest? learning 3.6b: The objectives: interdependence of Main activities To know the biotic and abiotic Locate on a map of the UK the main areas of characteristics of characteristics deciduous woodland. What do you notice? (very the temperate (climate, soil, water, patchy, small areas, less than 5% of the UK) deciduous forest plants, animals and What has happened to most of the woodland? and how humans) and the Why is much of the land used for coniferous/soft nutrients are nutrient cycle wood forests rather than deciduous woodland? cycled within the (Gersmehl model). (More profitable coniferous trees grow quicker. It ecosystem. can take over 100 years for an oak tree to grow, Key words: etc.).
Sustainable management Ecotourism: Main activities This part of the specification (Key idea 3.5) itself well to project work. Poster or presentation work on the cause, impacts and consequences of deforestation. Research an example of ecotourism. Describe the trip and with the aid of photos assess whether it is genuinely ecotourism. The success criteria for the group/project work could be based on: Detail and knowledge Understanding of the concepts Quality of the presentation. Plenary Group presentations and feedback. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 3.6: Deciduous woodlands show a of distinguishing features. Suggested learning objectives: To know the characteristics of the temperate deciduous forest and how nutrients are cycled within the ecosystem. 3.6a: Abiotic and biotic characteristics of the deciduous woodland ecosystem (climate, soil, water, plants, animals and humans). 3.6b: The interdependence of biotic and abiotic characteristics (climate, soil, water, plants, animals and humans) and the nutrient cycle (Gersmehl model). Key words: Epping Forest UK Use and interpretation of nutrient cycle diagrams and food web diagrams. Starter: Start with a video clip of deciduous trees or forests. Show images of local forests. Describe the vegetation. How is the forest used commercially? How do local people use it for recreation? What are the attractions? What problems or conflicts might arise between people visiting the forest? Main activities Locate on a map of the UK the main areas of deciduous woodland. What do you notice? (very patchy, small areas, less than 5% of the UK) What has happened to most of the woodland? Why is much of the land used for coniferous/soft wood forests rather than deciduous woodland? (More profitable coniferous trees grow quicker. It can take over 100 years for an oak tree to grow, etc.).
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