Welcome to Unit 2: Extreme Environments
Below you will find the PPTs for your lessons each week as well as the homework set and when it is due.
You will also find the learning objectives for this unit and the levels you can achieve!
You will also find the learning objectives for this unit and the levels you can achieve!
Lesson 1: Extreme Environments
This lesson you ar e carrying out some individual research into extreme environments See the Worksheet to the right to help you. This work is due on Friday January 10th! Lesson 2: Why does Greenpeace want Antarctica to become a World Park?
This lesson we will be learning all about what makes Antarctica so special! See below for the lesson's PPT and the homework. To the right is a video about Green peace's campaign to make Antarctica a World Park.
Lesson 4: Who should stay?
Homework! REVISE for test on Monday 7th April!
You will need to read over and learn all that we have done this unit ready for an assessment on Monday! This will include The geographical location of Antarctica The problems they face The solutions Different points of view The effects of global warming The food web and how humans can affect it |
Arctic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25519059http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25540040 Amazon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25529123 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556132 Lesson 3: Life in the Freezer - who eats who in Antarctica?
Below you will find the PPT for next lesson with the HOMEWORK for it on the first slide. You need to research into illegal fishing in Antarctica and remember that you will need to add the all important 5Ws! WHO WHAT WHEN WHY WHERE -even an H - HOW! This is due on Friday 14th February and there will be no LOVE in Year 8 Geography if you forget!
Homework: Due Friday 21st February
You are going to carry out a mini investigation into the food chains that exist around your local area. Use the sheet provided to instigate and record any herbivores, carnivores and producers you can find and try to create a food chain with them in it.
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