1. Rainforests; How many words can you make out of all of the letters
You are not allowed to use the letters more than once

2. Ecosystems and biomes By the end of the lesson you will;
Be able to define ecosystems
Be able to define and locate a range of biomes around the world
Be able to explained the key characteristics of Rainforest and deciduous forests
Have explained some of the key processes involved in rainforests
Have applied your new knowledge

3. So what is an ecosystem?
Ecosystems are a community of plants and animals and the environment in which they live.
They contain living (biotic) and non living (abiotic) parts.
Biotic features are living things
Abiotic features are non living
Task; On your tables come up with 5 Biotic and 5 abiotic factors.
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors

4. Food chains; Task Read through the following stages of a food chain
Make your own food chain for an area in the Uk

5. Ecosystems and biomes By the end of the lesson you will;
Be able to define ecosystems
Be able to define and locate a range of biomes around the world
Be able to explained the key characteristics of Rainforest and deciduous forests
Have explained some of the key processes involved in rainforests
Have applied your new knowledge

6. Biomes
A biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities.
It is classed as a global scale ecosystem
Best adapted to the region's physical natural environment, latitude, altitude and terrain factors.
This would explain why cacti only grow in the desert and why some species exist in very cold environments.
What Biomes exist around the world?

7. Where are the different Biomes in the world?
Task 1;
Stick the map into your books
Describe the location of 4 different biomes around the world
Key words;
North
East
South
West
Asia
Africa
Equator
Tropic
Cancer
Capricorn
Inland
Coast
Poles
Equatorial

8. Ecosystems and biomes By the end of the lesson you will;
Be able to define ecosystems
Be able to define and locate a range of biomes around the world
Be able to explained the key characteristics of Rainforest and deciduous forests
Have explained some of the key processes involved in rainforests
Have applied your new knowledge

9. Describing different Ecosystems;
TASK
Each of you have a different type of ecosystem
You need to make notes on the ecosystem
You need to be ready to someone else in the class
Key Questions;
Where is the ecosystem?
What are the key characteristics? (Temp and rainfall)
How does this impact on plant and animal life?
Why is this ecosystem located in this area?
Key Ecosystems;
Deciduous Forest
Tropical Rainforest
Task
Which of the different ecosystems has the best conditions for life?

10. Ecosystems and biomes By the end of the lesson you will;
Be able to define ecosystems
Be able to define and locate a range of biomes around the world
Be able to explained the key characteristics of Rainforest and deciduous forests
Have explained some of the key processes involved in rainforests
Have applied your new knowledge

11. The water-cycle in the Rainforest
Task 1
Read through the following statements
Put them in the correct order to explain the water cycle
Draw a daigram to show the key processes
The morning sun heats the ground
There is a large amount of water vapor in the air
The warm air starts to rise as a bubble of water vapor
The clouds continue to develop to a height of between 2500 and 3500m
This will in turn heat the air around it
The warm air is fed by more warm air called thermals
This means that condensation will occur at a low level
Eventually there is too much water in the clouds leading to rain
This means that clouds will be formed between 600m and 800m
If the warm air is forced to rise over a mountain, warm moist air condenses to form cloud forests
Key Question;
Which of the following will happen during the morning?
Which of the following will happen in the afternoon?

12. Water movement in forests;
The canopy of the rainforest catches the rain (interception)
Rain hitting the ground will cause soil erosion
Some water is run down the step – stem flow
Leaf drip will reduce the amount of soil erosion in the rainforest
Water that is on the leaves may be evaporated
Drips from the leaf are called leaf drop
The roots of the trees are shallow
The roots take in water and nutrients
Stem flow
Leaf drip
Evaporation from the soil
Water is lost through pores in the leaf called transpiration
Interception storage
Evapotranspiration
Precipitation
Surface storage in puddles
Task
Add labels in to the correct section of the tree
Explain how water moves in the rainforest

13. Ecosystems and biomes By the end of the lesson you will;
Be able to define ecosystems
Be able to define and locate a range of biomes around the world
Be able to explained the key characteristics of Rainforest and deciduous forests
Have explained some of the key processes involved in rainforests
Have applied your new knowledge

14. Applying your new knowledge
Task
You are going to work in a group of 3
You need to try and get through as many questions as possible
Choose how many points you want
You have 5 minutes to answer as many questions as possible
Good luck
Points 1.
Name 3 decomposers in a food chain
What is drip flow? 2.
Explain one path that rain can travel as it arrives on a tree
What type of rainfall do we get in Rainforests? 3.
Where do we find rainforests? And explain why the climate is like this
Why do you get deserts at 30 degrees north? 4
Describe and explain 3 different methods to reduce the impacts of low pressure systems
Describe and explain 3 different ways that high pressure systems can be reduced 5.
Explain the impacts of a low pressure system on different groups of people (at least 3)
Why do you think that tropical rainforest are in danger of being destroyed

15. Written Application;
Describe the location of a biome around the world Explain the key features of this biome

16. The morning sun heats the ground
The canopy of the rainforest catches the rain (interception)
Rain hitting the ground will cause soil erosion
Some water is run down the step – stem flow
Leaf drip will reduce the amount of soil erosion in the rainforest
Water that is on the leaves may be evaporated
Drips from the leaf are called leaf drop
The roots of the trees are shallow
The roots take in water and nutrients
Stem flow
Leaf drip
Evaporation from the soil
Water is lost through pores in the leaf called transpiration
Interception storage
Evapotranspiration
Precipitation
Surface storage in puddles
The morning sun heats the ground
There is a large amount of water vapor in the air
The warm air starts to rise as a bubble of water vapor
The clouds continue to develop to a height of between 2500 and 3500m
This will in turn heat the air around it
The warm air is fed by more warm air called thermals
This means that condensation will occur at a low level
Eventually there is too much water in the clouds leading to rain
This means that clouds will be formed between 600m and 800m
If the warm air is forced to rise over a mountain, warm moist air condenses to form cloud forests
Key Question;
Which of the following will happen during the morning?
Which of the following will happen in the afternoon?