Plant and animal adaptation to cold environments - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

Students will firstly start by taking a low stakes quiz about the information they have learnt during the last 2 lessons to ensure they have cemented their knowledge. Then they will write down on their whiteboards all the characteristics they can remember of cold environment. Students then are told about polar bear adaptations and are told to link them to the climate of the area and explain how they link. Students show their learning by describing how animals have adapted to survive in the cold environments (4 marks) Then students are told about cold environment plants and are told to show their adaptations and link it to climate. This is tested again by a four mark question “Describe how plants have adapted to survive in the cold environments (4 marks)” Finally to test what students have learnt they they answer the 4 mark question “Describe and explain the features of animal adaptations shown in Figure 8. (4 marks)”

Task 1: Formative assessment of previous learning
Task 2: Recap on knowledge of cold environments
Task 3: Link polar bear adaptations to climate and answer exam q
Task 4: Link plant adaptations to climate and answer exam q
Task 5: Exam question Describe and explain the features of animal adaptations shown in Figure 8. (4 marks)

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