1. Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
GCSE GEOGRAPHY
Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
 Y/N
LO2: Classify the components of an ecosystem – D/C
  Y/N
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A/A*
LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
GCSE PROGRESSION

2. Starter: My Food Chain!? Task: 2 MINS
List 3 different types of food that you ate yesterday?…
Now list what else may eat that food?..
Now list what else may eat that as food?!!...

3. My Ecosystem Definition: WORD FILL
TASK: 3 MINS
An ecosystem is a of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a . community, system, nonliving, My more simplified definition!... A community of interacting and their physical . environment, biological, organisms,

4. My Ecosystem Definition: WORD FILL
TASK: 2 MINS
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.
My more simplified definition!...
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
What is an Ecosystem Food Web?

5. “A Food Web is a network of many food chains in an ecosystem”
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
“A Food Web is a network of many food chains in an ecosystem”
The base “Non-Living” or “Physical Environment” = Dead Animals/Plants/ Vegetation

6. LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
The base “Non-Living” or “Physical Environment” = Dead Animals/ Plants/ Vegetation

7. Try and use these in your food web…

8. LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
TASK: 5 MINS
Draw a basic food web for a woodland using your cards to help
Add arrows to show the direction of energy flow from organism consumed to the consumer
Extension:
Can you add 2, 3 or 4 extra living and non living components into your food web?

9. Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
Have you meet your Learning Objectives today?
Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
 Y/N
LO2: Classify the components of an ecosystem – D/C
  Y/N
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A/A*
LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
GCSE PROGRESSION

10. Producers, Decomposers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
LO2: Classify the components in an ecosystem – D/C
Individual ecosystem components can be classified as:
Producers, Decomposers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
What is a Producer?
Plants, which use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide for energy
What is a Decomposer?
Organisms, which obtain energy from decaying matter
What is a Herbivore?
Animals, which eat plants
What is a Carnivore?
Animals that eat other animals
What is an Omnivore?
Animals that can eat both plants and animals
Task: 5mins
Code each of your Food Web components into the classifications:
Producers, Decomposers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores

11. Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
Have you meet your Learning Objectives today?
Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
 Y/N
LO2: Classify the components of an ecosystem – D/C
  Y/N
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A/A*
LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
GCSE PROGRESSION

12. Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattle Snake!
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A
Red-Tailed Hawk vs. Rattle Snake!

13. Weird Nature! The Surinam Toad…
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A
Weird Nature! The Surinam Toad…

14. LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A
TASK: 5 MINS
Discussion:
Q) What would happen if there were too many
predators in an ecosystem?
Q) How will the Surinam Toad play an important
part in the swamp ecosystem?
Q) What would happen if you took the toad out of
the ecosystem altogether?
Try and use suitable keywords in your answers: Producer, Consumer, Decomposers, Carnivore, Herbivores, Predator, Prey,

15. LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A
TASK: 7 MINS
GCSE GEOGRAPHY!
What do you think the most important components in an ecosystem are? Why?
“I THINK …. Because… However!…
Producers? Decomposers? Herbivores? Carnivores? Omnivores?
Peer Assessment Criteria:
1 reason = C
2 Reasons = B
3 Reasons = A
(A+2 opposing reasons =A*)

16. Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
Did you meet your Learning Objectives today?
Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
 Y/N
LO2: Classify the components of an ecosystem – D/C
  Y/N
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A/A*
LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
GCSE PROGRESSION

17. LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
Human activities that could affect an ecosystem
TASK: 10 MINS
1. Create a spider diagram to show a range of human activities that could potentially affect an ecosystem 2. Expand each activity with how it would change and impact the ecosystem
Activity,
e.g. car noise pollution from roads through woodland
Peer Assessment Criteria:
3 activities with impacts = B
4 activities with impacts = A
5+ activities with impacts = A*
Effect,
e.g. scared animals move away from noise. This means less herbivores to consume the plants/producers.

18. PASS THE POST IT PLENARY List one component of an ecosystem Then pass it on
TASK:
5 MINS
List one component classification in an ecosystem Then pass it on
List one human activity and its impact on an ecosystem Then pass it on

19. Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
Did you meet your Learning Objectives today?
Learning Objectives: Ecosystems
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem – E/D/C
 Y/N
LO2: Classify the components of an ecosystem – D/C
  Y/N
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A
LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
GCSE PROGRESSION

20. What questions do I still have?
Reflection:
What have I learned?
Why have I learned it?
How will I use it?
What questions do I still have?

21. ECOSYSTEMS GCSE GEOGRAPHY
Have I met my Learning Objectives? Y/N
ECOSYSTEMS GCSE GEOGRAPHY
LO1: Identify components that make up an ecosystem food web – E/D/C
LO2: Classify the components of an ecosystem food web – D/C
LO3: Justify the most important role within an ecosystem – C/B/A
LO4: Conclude how an ecosystem can be affected by human activity - B/A/A*
Starter: 3 different foods I ate yesterday!
I ate?...
Also eaten by?..
Also eaten by?!.. 1) 2) 3)
LO1: Ecosystem Food Web:
My Ecosystem Definition:
“An ecosystem is a of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a ”
community, system, nonliving,
My more simplified definition!...
“A community of interacting
and their physical ”
environment, biological, organisms,
LO2: KEY Classifications

22. LO3: Discussion Questions Pt 1.
Q) What would happen if there were too many predators in an ecosystem?
A)______________________________________________________________________________________
Q)How will the Surinam Toad play an important part in the swamp ecosystem?
Q)What would happen if you took the toad out of the ecosystem altogether?
Pt 2.
Producers? Decomposers? Herbivores? Carnivores? Omnivores?
Q) Who do you think plays the most important role in an ecosystem? Justify why you think this?
“I THINK_____________________________________.
Because_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
However!..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LO4: Conclusions
Human activities that could affect an ecosystem
LO3: Peer Assessment Grade =
LO4: Peer Assessment Grade =