Term 1 Week 6

Kia Ora Yr 8 , 

This week we will be finishing off on the different adaptations of animals and move on to the different types of ecosystems and the interactions within it. 

Keywords to learn: Biotic, abiotic factors, ecosystem, organism, species, population, community, 

Plan for the week is as follows: 

Monday: Finish of behavioural adaptations, intro to ecosystems 

Tuesday: Rotation station with the different ecosystems activity 

Wednesday/Thursday:  Bill NYE Biodiversity video with worksheet - Scientific Literacy Readworks 

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING on the different type of ecosystems in the great outdoors and identifying the different adaptations that animals require for it
• We are FOCUSING on comparing the different ecosystems and features within it to explain why different living things have certain adaptations there

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• Define the term ecosystem
• Identify living factors in an ecosystem
• Identify non-living factors in an ecosystem 
• Describe what would happen if ecosystems were affected by human or natural interventions ( climate change, logging etc)