1.8 To describe a neighbourhood ecosystem

Natural sciences

Ecosystems and the environmental balance

Educator section

Memorandum

Assignment 12:

4. (d) The vegetation is influenced directly by the climate. The climate differs from place to place and therefore the vegetation also differs from region to region.

Leaner section

Content

Activity: to describe a neighbourhood ecosystem [lo 1.1]

1. ECOSYSTEMS

(a) Make a careful study of various examples of ecosystems on the previous page. Professor Prove-It would like to know whether there are any existing ecosystems in your neighbourhood. It may be examples of ecosystems that are similar to those dealt with on the previous page, or different ecosystems.

I discovered the following ecosystems in my neighbourhood:

Assignment 12

(b) Write a short article describing an ecosystem of your choice which you discovered in your neighbourhood:

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(c) Sketch your favourite example of an ecosystem below:

(d) Criticise or defend the following statement: "The vegetation in our country is exactly the same in all the different regions."

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Assessment

Learning Outcome 1: The learner will be able to act confidently on curiosity about natural phenomena, and to investigate relationships and solve problems in scientific, technological and environmental contexts.

Assessment Standard 1.1: We know this when the learner plans investigations.