Resources

Outcomes

(Including Skills)

Pupils:

Points to Note

Jars of water, rock, plants, insects etc. Geog.2 p42 – 45   OHT ECO1 Links in a woodland ecosystem OHT ECO2 Simple nutrient cycle ECO3 worksheet ECO4 sheets/OHT vocabulary

§      Classify components of ecosystems. §      Know specific vocabulary.       §      Describe and explain the relationship which exist between soil, climate and vegetation and human activity.

§         Students could begin a word bank in exercise books. §         Teachers will need to prepare jars in advance.   §         Links to science – life processes and habitats.

LRC ICT rooms Worksheet

§      Describe and explain the characteristics of a deciduous woodland ecosystem. §      Apply knowledge of inter relationships to this ecosystem.

§         Liaise with LRC for specific times to use.

Homework: jars, soil + water at home!

Instruction booklets Local maps Assessment instructions Fieldwork equipment Rain gauges Vegetation picture sheets Infiltrometers (bottles) Thermometers pH soil tester kits quadrats hygrometers

§      Understand a soil profile through real observation. §      Description and explanation achieved through personal investigation.

§         Useful for teacher to demonstrate homework first.

§      Describe and explain the characteristics of a local woodland ecosystem and the variations that exist within it. §      Assess the impact that humans have had on this ecosystem and the quality of environmental management

§         Links to Priestlands Heritage and Young Peoples Project. §         Classes to do an initial ‘walk round’ familiarisation before carrying out fieldwork.