TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

1. Lesson Plan

2. Assessment activity

Olga de la Morena Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan

1

Topic:

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Key Skills

� To communicate ideas and conclusions in different way

� Analyze and find answers to contextualized problems

Subject:

Natural Sciences

Level: 2n ESO

Timing:

4- 5 hours

Transferable Skills

Communicative skills

� Interact with others, give opinions and developing argument

� Justify orally their opinion

Methodological skills

� Can transform information into knowledge activating thinking skills in order to organize, relate, analyze and make inferences

Aims

� To study some factors that can affect ecosystems

� To understand the interdependence of living beings with environment

� To enhance reading, listen and arguing skills

� To foster situations to encourage discussion

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes

C1 - Content

� To define ecosystem: principal characteristics

� To locate the major ecosystems in a world map

� To value the diversity

C1 - Content Pupils will be able to...

� Recognize the terrestrial ecosystems

� Identify the major ecosystems in a world map

� Identify relationships between climate and adaptations of the living beings

C2 - Cognition

� To describe the differences between ecosystems which exist in our

planet

� To show characteristics of living beings live in each ecosystems

C2 - Cognition Pupils will be able to...

� Understand the relationship between climate and living beings

� Recognize the variations in environment climate in each ecosystem

Olga de la Morena Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan 2

� To apply shared criteria on a presentation

� To think critically on their partners' and their own presentation

� Plan and carry out a presentation of their investigation

C3 - Communication

� To summarize major differences between ecosystems

C3 - Communication Pupils will be able to...

Language of learning

� Retell the definition of ecosystem in their own words

� Describe an ecosystem in their own words

Language for learning

� Explain and justify their opinions

� Language of group discussion

Language through

� Making a presentation of their investigation

� Assessment among peers

C4 - Culture

� To solve problems related to ecosystems / environment

� To show and interest in knowing the variety of ecosystems on our

planet

C4 - Culture Pupils will be able to...

� Develop a positive attitude towards actions aimed at conserving and protecting

ecosystems

� Evaluate how the processes of ecosystems are affected by humans

Assessment criteria

Pupils should be able to carry out a presentation of their investigation, also they should be able to answer questions on worksheet.

Olga de la Morena Assessment Activity

Assessment Activity 3

Assessing Oral Presentation Students name: ________________________________________________________________ Course: __________ Date: __________