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Science at key stage 3    (Year 8)

Unit 8D: Ecological relationships

QCA

Out-of-school learning

Pupils could:

  • visit a range of habitats, eg nature reserves, bird sanctuaries, national parks
  • visit libraries or museums to find out more about the animal and plant communities living in different habitats, and their adaptations, and about issues related to the environment
  • watch wildlife videos and television programmes about a range of very different habitats
  • take part in environmental awareness or improvement projects
  • use internet sites, eg www.ase.org.uk/envlnk.html that offer opportunities to find out about ecological relationships, biodiversity and environmental issues
  • read newspaper articles, magazine articles and books about habitats, including those that are under threat or where protection schemes have resulted in species re-establishing themselves
  • read fiction with an emphasis on the natural environment, eg Watership Down

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. How can animals be classified? (1)
2. How can animals be classified? (2)
3. How can green plants be classified?
4. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? a) How can we collect data to answer questions about a habitat? (1)
5. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? a) How can we collect data to answer questions about a habitat? (2)
6. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? b) What lives there? (1)
7. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? b) What lives there? (2)
8. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? c) Why do the communities differ in different habitats? (1)
9. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? c) Why do the communities differ in different habitats (2)
10. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? c) Why do the communities differ in different habitats? (3)
11. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? d) How big are the populations in the habitat? (1)
12. How do plants, animals and environmental conditions interact in a habitat? d) How big are the populations in the habitat? (2)
13. How do living things in a community depend on each other? (1)
14. How do living things in a community depend on each other? (2)
15. Reviewing work