The role that within-population phenotypic and genetic variation plays in food web structure is largely unknown. On the first page of each PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school!Food webs are networks of species that feed on each other. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modeled in phase 2. ()Įach lesson follows the general structure shown below: If you are not ready to buy the bundle, then check out lesson 1 for free! Lesson 10: Seed dispersal investigation (including lab) Lesson 8: Plant Reproduction and polination Lesson 7: Flower structure (including lab) Lesson 6: Invasive species - reading opportunity and great for debates!
Lesson 4: Human impacts (opportunity for opinion forming) Lesson 3: Predator prey relationships - with graph reading skills Lesson 2: Food chains and webs - including analysis of food chains Lesson 1: Introduction to Ecosystems (with an emphasis on new vocabulary)
* Knowledge organiser to act as a support * Lab sheets (where labs are involved in the lesson) We need to be able to support all our learners and their needs! However, scaffolding is also provided to support students who may need it. These lessons are engaging and challenging, with opportunities for extended writing, reading comprehension and numeracy skills. This is a whole topic bundle covering 10 lessons minimum (probably more depending on your class). KS3 Ecosystems & Plant Reproduction Whole TopicĮverything you need to introduce your KS3 students science students to ecosystems and plant reproduction. Lesson 2 which covers food chains and webs, can be found here. You can get the first lesson for free by clicking the link below:įREE: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems Please note: This lesson is the second lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modelled in phase 2. Show students how to approach a question or task. Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! The lesson plan follows the following 4 phase structure:Īctivate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. There are then questions linked for them to answer. Students look at the relationship between predator-prey population sizes over time. This lesson has a reading comprehension task that also involves the analysis of data in a graph. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included, you also get a knowledge organiser to help students throughout the topic. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary and teaching students how population sizes of predators and prey are connected. Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of Predator-Prey relationships.