1. Ecosystem Management LO: Discuss the management of environmental resources and the effects of human activities. To include how ecosystems can be managed to balance the conflict between conservation/preservation and human needs e.g. the Masai Mara region in Kenya and the Terai region of Nepal, peat bogs AND the effects of human activities on the animal and plant populations and how these are controlled in environmentally sensitive ecosystems e.g. the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, Snowdonia National Park, the Lake District.

2. Group presentation and hand out to include the following (6 slides max) 1.Description of the ecosystem 2.Cause of the decline of the ecosystem 3.Conservation methods 4.How they manage the conflict between human needs and the environment 5.Model answers to the summary questions in the book (printed on word if easier)

3. Starter websites Peat bogs – http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/peatlands http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/peatlands Masai Mara – http://maasaiwilderness.org/ http://maasaiwilderness.org/ Terai region Nepal – http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/o ur_global_goals/species_programme/species_people/ our_solutions/tal_nepal/ http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/o ur_global_goals/species_programme/species_people/ our_solutions/tal_nepal/

4. Home learning Cornell notes on pages 637-641 and 649-653 End of chapter exam questions pgs 654-655 Carrying capacity worksheet Revision notes up to date Folders tidy and organised