Lesson Aim:
To gain a clear understanding as to what deserts are and the ways in which plants have adapted to survive here.
Lesson Objectives:
1. To draw a desert soil profile
2. To define the key terms xerophytic and succulent
3. To identify a range of desert plants and to establish how they have adapted to life here
Resources included:
*PowerPoint presentation including desert sky hyperlink .
* Lesson plan
* Desert plant adaptations card sort plus statement sheet
Lesson 7 of 10 from my new scheme of work on Biogeography/ Ecosystems.
Also works as a stand alone lesson on plant adaptations 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:
*Heinemann 'Understanding GCSE Geography for AQA Specification
A' (Bowen and Palmister, 2009) text book.
* Scissors and glue.
* Life on Earth – episode 5, Deserts- this is required for an optional
plenary activity so is not essential.
Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.
To gain a clear understanding as to what deserts are and the ways in which plants have adapted to survive here.
Lesson Objectives:
1. To draw a desert soil profile
2. To define the key terms xerophytic and succulent
3. To identify a range of desert plants and to establish how they have adapted to life here
Resources included:
*PowerPoint presentation including desert sky hyperlink .
* Lesson plan
* Desert plant adaptations card sort plus statement sheet
Lesson 7 of 10 from my new scheme of work on Biogeography/ Ecosystems.
Also works as a stand alone lesson on plant adaptations 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:
*Heinemann 'Understanding GCSE Geography for AQA Specification
A' (Bowen and Palmister, 2009) text book.
* Scissors and glue.
* Life on Earth – episode 5, Deserts- this is required for an optional
plenary activity so is not essential.
Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.
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