Ecosystems
The Concept of Ecosystem
An ecosystem consists of;
An ecosystem consists of;
- a living community,
- its physical surroundings and
- the interactions both within the community and between the community and the physical surroundings.
Biomes
Read the following information on biomes and ecosystems on the BBC Bitesize website!
You need to have a good understanding of the terms in the first table on the website! A good idea would be to copy them down.
You need to have a good understanding of the terms in the first table on the website! A good idea would be to copy them down.
Booklet
1. Read and highlight the main points on pages 407-412
2. Write below one main learning point you discovered today
3. Answer the questions that are after the reading in your workbooks and show your teacher
2. Write below one main learning point you discovered today
3. Answer the questions that are after the reading in your workbooks and show your teacher
Task: Make four different ecosystems in a shoe box
You will need to create examples of four different ecosystems in your group from the knowledge you have learned so far.
some types of ecocystems to help you:
1. Forest
2. Tundra
3. Marine
4. Desert
5. Grassland
6. Freshwater
7. Artic
You will have the following to help you create your ecosystems next lesson:
- popsticks
- glue
- scissors
-coloured paper- various
- string
-pipe cleaners- colours
-plasticine
The below document is to help you plan your ecosystems in this lesson
some types of ecocystems to help you:
1. Forest
2. Tundra
3. Marine
4. Desert
5. Grassland
6. Freshwater
7. Artic
You will have the following to help you create your ecosystems next lesson:
- popsticks
- glue
- scissors
-coloured paper- various
- string
-pipe cleaners- colours
-plasticine
The below document is to help you plan your ecosystems in this lesson