associated with reef and annotating Students will be able to analyse the the distribution of coral reef Resources for case studies will development. diagrams. conditions associated with reef ecosystems. depend on those chosen by the individual development. student/centre. The following aspects Online research into Research task for students to should be examined with marine ecosystems Students will be able to analyse and produce an assessment of Factors in the health and survival of coral – reference to a named, reefs. evaluate factors in the health and the characteristics of reefs: located coral reef: survival of a named located coral reef systems and the Construct and a Factors in the health and reef system, to include: conditions associated with range of graphs and survival of reefs: natural: temperature, their development. - coral bleaching impacts. use statistical skills. natural: acidity, salinity, algal blooms. Opportunity for Developing extended temperature, acidity, human activity and its impacts: - tourism and recreational impacts. independent/paired or group writing skills. salinity, algal blooms. major drainage basin schemes, - human activities that threaten coral research task. Students to be human activity and its onshore development, reefs. atlas maps. given clear instructions to impacts: major drainage desalination, pollution, tourism, - short summary video clip of some conduct research into a Using weather maps. basin schemes, onshore fishing. threats to coral refs. named, located coral reef. development, future prospects for reefs. Producing annotated This should cover the factors Future prospects for coral reefs: desalination, pollution, (Specific detail will depend on the maps. in the health and survival of tourism, fishing. chosen supporting example.) reefs: Practising exam style future prospects for natural: temperature, - BBC article with some excellent images. questions. Including coral reefs. acidity, salinity, algal the use of peer blooms. Prof David Bellwood on issues facing assessment. – human activity and its coral reefs. Conducting impacts: Major drainage independent and basin schemes, onshore group research tasks. development, desalination, pollution, Making links within, tourism, fishing. across and beyond future prospects for coral this area of the reefs. specification. Students could be Engage with encouraged to be creative in remotely sensed the method used to present satellite data. their findings. These could be traditional reports, revision sheets, mind maps, or electronic presentations to share on a VLE.
associated with reef development. The following aspects should be examined with reference to a named, located coral reef: Factors in the health and survival of reefs: natural: temperature, acidity, salinity, algal blooms. human activity and its impacts: major drainage basin schemes, onshore development, desalination, pollution, tourism, fishing. future prospects for coral reefs. and annotating diagrams. Online research into marine ecosystems – reefs. Construct and a range of graphs and use statistical skills. Developing extended writing skills. atlas maps. Using weather maps. Producing annotated maps. Practising exam style questions. Including the use of peer assessment. Conducting independent and group research tasks. Making links within, across and beyond this area of the specification. Engage with remotely sensed satellite data. Students will be able to analyse the conditions associated with reef development. Students will be able to analyse and evaluate factors in the health and survival of a named located coral reef system, to include: natural: temperature, acidity, salinity, algal blooms. human activity and its impacts: major drainage basin schemes, onshore development, desalination, pollution, tourism, fishing. future prospects for reefs. (Specific detail will depend on the chosen supporting example.) the distribution of coral reef ecosystems. Research task for students to produce an assessment of the characteristics of reef systems and the conditions associated with their development. Opportunity for independent/paired or group research task. Students to be given clear instructions to conduct research into a named, located coral reef. This should cover the factors in the health and survival of reefs: natural: temperature, acidity, salinity, algal blooms. human activity and its impacts: Major drainage basin schemes, onshore development, desalination, pollution, tourism, fishing. future prospects for coral reefs. Students could be encouraged to be creative in the method used to present their findings. These could be traditional reports, revision sheets, mind maps, or electronic presentations to share on a VLE. Resources for case studies will depend on those chosen by the individual student/centre. Factors in the health and survival of coral reefs: - coral bleaching impacts. - tourism and recreational impacts. - human activities that threaten coral reefs. - short summary video clip of some threats to coral refs. Future prospects for coral reefs: - BBC article with some excellent images. – Prof David Bellwood on issues facing coral reefs.
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