Lesson Statements Teaching activities Notes 4 Describe different Starter Maths skills M3a levels of organisation Show a news report where they talk about a local community Working scientifically – in an ecosystem from was the newscaster correct to use the word community or is there WS1.3a, individual organisms a better word to describe a collection of the same species. Get WS1.3b,WS1.3e to the whole students to define community and population. WS1.3h, WS2a, ecosystem. Main WS2b, WS2c, WS2d WS1.4a, WS2a, You could relate the organisation in an ecosystem to the following WS2b, WS2c, WS2d diagram: Explain how abiotic and biotic factors Give the students a biome each and get them to prepare a presentation and to the particular challenges of that biome paying can affect attention to the biotic and abiotic factors that can affect the communities to include community. temperature, light Pay attention to where the organisms are in the ecosystem and intensity, moisture pay attention to their niche. level, pH of soil, Alternative resources: predators, food. An animated video to introduce ecosystems and abiotic and biotic factors that affect them. An interactive animation requiring learners to select abiotic factors in and ecosystem and biotic factors in an ecosystem. Great for lower ability learners. A PowerPoint presentation about how abiotic and biotic factors affect communities including information, short activities and questions for learners. Plenary Students should present their work. Homework
Lesson Statements Teaching activities Notes 4 Describe different levels of organisation in an ecosystem from individual organisms to the whole ecosystem. Explain how abiotic and biotic factors can affect communities to include temperature, light intensity, moisture level, pH of soil, predators, food. Starter Show a news report where they talk about a local community – was the newscaster correct to use the word community or is there a better word to describe a collection of the same species. Get students to define community and population. Main You could relate the organisation in an ecosystem to the following diagram: Give the students a biome each and get them to prepare a presentation and to the particular challenges of that biome paying attention to the biotic and abiotic factors that can affect the community. Pay attention to where the organisms are in the ecosystem and pay attention to their niche. Alternative resources: An animated video to introduce ecosystems and abiotic and biotic factors that affect them. An interactive animation requiring learners to select abiotic factors in and ecosystem and biotic factors in an ecosystem. Great for lower ability learners. A PowerPoint presentation about how abiotic and biotic factors affect communities including information, short activities and questions for learners. Plenary Students should present their work. Homework Maths skills M3a Working scientifically WS1.3a, WS1.3b,WS1.3e WS1.3h, WS2a, WS2b, WS2c, WS2d WS1.4a, WS2a, WS2b, WS2c, WS2d
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