Biogeography/ Ecosystems KS3 lesson- how are animals adapted to life in hot deserts?

Lesson Aim:
To gain a clear understanding as to what deserts are and the ways in which animals have adapted to survive here.

Lesson Objectives:
1. To establish what a desert actually is
2. To locate the major deserts of the world
3. To investigate ways in which animals are adapted to life in the desert

Resources included:
*PowerPoint presentation including hyperlink to additional research site for more able pupils.
* Lesson plan
* Lower ability pupils- map of the world which indicates the location
of the deserts of the world.
* Adaptations of desert animals worksheet

Lesson 6 of 10 from my new scheme of work on Biogeography/ Ecosystems.
Also works as a stand alone lesson on adaptations of animals to life in hot deserts.
Fully differentiated with resources and additional research tasks for lower and higher ability pupils.

This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 8 groups, but it could be easily adapted for Year 7 or 9.

This lesson requires pupils to make use of:
Life on Earth – episode 5, Deserts
Glue is also required.

Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.