Ecosystems
Year 7
Lesson Objectives
• To identify where different biomes are located.
• To make links between biomes and climate zones.
• To implement this new knowledge in a piece of extended
writing
Settler: Knowledge Retrieval Quiz
What can you remember about Maps?
Using the Title: Knowledge Quiz, answer the following
questions in your book:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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What do we use a compass for?(1 mark)
How do we show height on maps? (name 2 ways) (2 marks)
What is the map symbol for a picnic site? (1 mark)
Give a named example of a city, country and a continent (3
marks)
Knowledge Retrieval Quiz: Answers
1. What do we use a compass for?
To show direction
2. How do we show height on maps?
Spot Heights, Colour Contours or Line Contours
3. What is the map symbol for a picnic site?
(Draw on board)
4. Give a named example of a city, country and a continent:
Norwich, England, Europe
Starter:
You have been given 4 photos from around the World.
Stick these into your book
For each photograph:
1. Describe what the weather is like in this place?
2. What animals would you find here?
3. Challenge: Can you name anywhere in the World where this photo might have
been taken?
A
B
C
D
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TIME UP!
With a partner, decide which of the following sentences match with
which photo? (A,B, C or D?)
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1. This is a Polar Environment C
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2. This is a Desert environment B
3. This is a Tropical Rainforest A
4. This is a Deciduous Forest D
5. Temperatures are close to freezing in this place all year round C
6. The climate in this photo is most similar to England. There are 4
seasons. D
7. Camels can live in this climate. There is little water so camels carry water
in their humps. B
A
8. The weather here is very hot with a lot of rainfall.
Write this definition into your book!
What Are Ecosystems and Biomes?
An ecosystem is a system of plants
and animals which are
interconnected and working
together.
Some ecosystems are found under a
stone or in a small, whereas others
are very large and cover the
majority of a continent.
An ecosystem covering a large area
of a continent is called a biome.
Biome Locations
Stick your BIOME map into your
book.
Asia
North America
Grasslands
Add labels of the
world’s continents
onto your map.
(Africa has been done for
you)
Europe
Africa
South
America
Australasia
Antarctica
(not seen)
Knowledge Check
GET READY
What is the biome
in North Africa?
Desert
Knowledge Check
GET READY
Name a biome
in India
Rainforest
Knowledge Check
GET READY
What is the biome in
central Australia?
Desert
Knowledge Check
GET READY
What is the biome in
the UK?
Deciduous forest
Biome Locations
You will now be given
descriptions of each of the
different Biomes. You must now
“match up” the correct
description to Grasslands
the correct
Biome.
Work with a friend, but do not
stick into your book until we
have gone through the answers
together!
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Africa
Polar Biome
C
Which letter is describing a polar
Biome?
Which letter is describing a Tundra Biome?
Tundra Biome
A
Which letter is describing a Desert Biome?
Desert Biome
D
Which letter is describing a Tropical Rainforest Biome?
Tropical Rainforest Biome
E
Which letter is describing a Savanna/Grassland Biome?
Savanna/Grassland Biome
B
Which letter is describing a Coniferous woodland Biome?
Coniferous woodland Biome
F
Which letter is describing a Deciduous woodland Biome?
Deciduous woodland Biome
H
Which letter is describing a Mountain Biome?
Mountain Biome
G
Which letter is describing a Mediterranean Biome?
Mediterranean Biome
I
Were you correct?
Tundra
Grassland
Polar
Grasslands
Desert
Rainforest
Mountain
Ranges
Deciduous
woodland
Coniferous woodland
Mediterranean
Task: Report It!
Imagine you are on holiday anywhere in the world!
Write a postcard or letter describing the climate and the landscape where you are!
- You should include a description of the type of weather you are experiencing.
- You need to include a drawn picture of what it looks like where you are!
- You should describe the types of plants and animals you can see there.
(You have 15 minutes to complete this)
Tip:
If you have chosen a cold location, could you ski here?
What else could you do in the snow?
If you have chosen a hot location, would you sunbathe or would
It be too hot? Could you ride camels?
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Plenary: What have you learnt today?