This lesson describes succession as the gradual, progressive changes that occur in a community over time. The PowerPoint and accompanying resources are part of lesson 3 in a series of 4 lessons which have been planned to cover the content included in topic 7.4 of the AQA A-level biology specification.
In line with the specification, the lesson describes primary succession and explains how the community changes from the initial colonisation by the pioneer species to the establishment of a climax community. Time is taken to focus on the lichen as a pioneer species and to explain how their actions lead to the production of soil and the subsequent colonisation by more hardy species. The island of Surtsey is used as a real-world example to deepen student understanding. Understanding checks and prior knowledge checks are embedded throughout the lesson (along with the answers) so students can assess their progress on the current topic and also test their ability to link to previously covered topics. Due to the high mathematical content of the AQA assessments, a maths in a biology context question has also been included.
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