The Living World - Ecosystems, Rainforests and Hot Deserts

15 part lesson series for the whole of the GCSE module The Living World. This is the complete module - Ecosystems, Rainforests and Hot Deserts. Specifically designed for the new AQA A Geography GCSE. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.

All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. Extension tasks and homework also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.

Lesson sequence:

1 - Introducing the living world - small scale ecosystems
2 - How change affects ecosystems
3 - Global ecosystems
4 - Rainforests introduction
5 - Causes of deforestation in Malaysia
6 - The impact of deforestation in Malaysia
7 - Managing tropical rainforests (ICT lesson)
8 - Sustainable management in tropical rainforests
9 - Environmental characteristics of hot deserts
10 - Opportunities for development in hot deserts
11 - Challenges for development in hot deserts
12 - Causes of desertification
13 - Reducing desertification
14 - Optional lessons using the desert section of the BBC series Planet Earth. Notes frame included
15 - End of unit test

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