This self-contained resource covers the principles and techniques of ecology in woodlands to GCSE level. It breaks down investigations and uses activities, worksheets and follow-up sheets to help pupils learn and understand the key principles of ecology. A teacher's guide is also included.
This self-contained resource covers the principles and techniques of ecology in woodlands to GCSE level. It breaks down investigations and uses activities, worksheets and follow-up sheets to help pupils learn and understand the key principles of ecology. A teacher's guide is also included.
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Verlagsort
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Zielgruppe
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
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Illustrationen
b&w illustrations, diagrams, tables
Maße
Höhe: 300 mm
Breite: 213 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7131-7634-6 (9780713176346)
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Teacher's guide - Part 1 Introduction: the importance of teaching ecology; how to use this pack; safety and conservation; assessment. Part 2 Ecological concepts: the ecology of individual organisms; population ecology; community ecology; ecosystems. Part 3 Fieldwork techniques: safety; conservation; quadrats; assessment of plant communities; estimation of tree height; observation of animals; sweep netting; tree-beating and shaking; pitfall trapping; tullgren funnel; sorting and handling invertebrates; pooters; indentification of soil types; assessment of particle size by sedimentation; soilwater retention; soil drainage rate; soil ph. Pupil investigations: mapping woodland vegetation layers; what are the properties of woodland soils?; how are the nutrients recycled in a woodland ecosystem?; how do woodland plants colonize new areas?; how do trees affect other plants growing in woodland?; what is the age distribution of trees in a woodland?; how do environmental factors affect variation in the bramble?; in what kind of habitat is pleurococcus found?; are woodlice and centipedes distributed in the same way? how do birds use the wood?; how are they adapted to do this?; do different species of tree support different numbers of insect species?; what are the feeding relationships in a woodland?
