How are environmental regions at risk?
Explain how deforestation leads to local flooding and global climate change
How are environmental regions at risk?
Explain how deforestation leads to local flooding and global climate change
List as many examples of human activity e.g. farming, and say how they damage the environment
Cut and read
Sort into two groups:
Local flooding
Global climate change
Arrange the statements into a spider diagram with the word deforestation in the middle.
Stick these onto the paper
Draw arrows to show links between the statements.
Write why they are connected on the arrows
Your diagram should explain how deforestation leads to local flooding and global climate change
EXTRA: Read about soy bean production and deforestation in Brazil (click here). Write a summary paragraph and draw a map to show the issue
Factors affecting climate
Distinguish between weather and climate
Explain five reasons for different climates
Factors affecting climate
Distinguish between weather and climate
Explain five reasons for different climates
How does this tweet show that Donald Trump doesn’t understand basic geography?
weather vs. climate
Watch the video. Define weather & climate. Explain how they are similar and different.
factors that affect climate
Watch and make notes.
Watch the presentation and add to your notes.
Read pp 6-7 of your textbook
Draw diagrams B, C, D, E using pencil and colours on the writing frame
Add labels explaining the diagram.
What are ecosystems?
Name the elements of an ecosystem and explain how they are linked & how human activity affects ecosystems
What are ecosystems?
Name the elements of an ecosystem and explain how they are linked & how human activity affects ecosystems
CLIMATE
LIVING CREATURES VEGETATION
ROCKS AND SOILS
What links can you make between these four elements of an ecosystem? How do they affect each other?
TASK
- Write title, date and aim into your notes. Underline with a ruler.
- Copy the summary paragraph from p 11 into your notes
- Read pp 10-11. Highlight important information.
- Answer questions 1 & 2 in your notes.
- Use colour pencils to create a world ecosystems map using information from p 11. Stick this into your books.
- Research one type of ecosystem and create a collage of images using Pic Collage on iPad.
ECOSYSTEMS Project
Group project introducing a biome and its flora and fauna
ECOSYSTEMS Project
Group project introducing a biome and its flora and fauna
What is an ecosystem? How many can you name in 1 minute?
RESOURCES