DISTANCED LEARNING GCSE Ecosystems -Global Biomes (Lesson + Resources)

4th lesson in the GCSE Living world topic - This is designed to me completed at home via distance learning. Topic: Global Biomes

WORKBOOK - POWERPOINT - ANSWER BOOKLET

To be used with GCSE Geography AQA Student Book (GCSE Geography AQA 2016) by Simon Ross and Nick Rowles

**LESSON PLAN: **

1. Review Questions - these look at last week’s work. Try and answer these (on paper) WITHOUT looking at your notes first to test your knowledge and then use your notes to answer.
2. Work your way through slides watching clips and reading.
3. What is a Biome? Write definition in work book.
4. The PP goes through the main biomes with some clips which help you to remember the biome and the notes on each slide. You need to start filling in the information sheet using these slides.
5. First, identify label and locate each picture with an arrow to the map in the middle. You will need to use Text book pg 57 or computers if available the following information about each. (also on PP). Climate, Threats, Vegetation, Important animals, Threats, Human Impact.
6. Study the map of the biomes. What do you notice? In workbook describe where each Biome is in the world.
7. We will look at the Tropical Rainforest Biome first in more detail. Can we think of any animals and plants from the rainforest? Can you use the pictures to fill in the correct spot on the food web diagram in the workbook. IN PENCIL*
8. Structure of the rainforest. Complete diagram using books and labels from PP, Watch clips to get definitions for the different layers