Combined Science

Y10 Combined Science (Higher)

Key Stage 4

Year 10

Ecology (HT)

UNIT

This lesson introduces the topic of ecology and looks at communities and how organisms interact.

Communities

This lesson identifies biotic and abiotic factors and looks at how changes in them can affect communities.

Biotic and Abiotic factors

This lesson looks at competition and how organisms are adapted to survive in certain conditions.

Adaptations

This lesson practices the skills of calculating surface area : volume ratio, averages and uncertainty.

Maths skills

This lesson introduces the first sampling required practical and describes how a quadrat should be used to estimate population size.

Sampling required practical 1

This lesson looks at the second sampling required practical and describes how transect lines can be used to test a hypothesis.

Plant diseases and deficiencies (Part 2)

This lesson looks at the importance of cycles for living organisms with a particular focus on the water and carbon cycles.

Cycles

This lesson looks at the effect that humans have on ecosystems with a focus on global warming.

Global warming

This lesson introduces biodiversity and the effect that humans can have on it.

Biodiversity

This lesson revises communities, biotic and abiotic factors, adaptations and sampling and applies your knowledge to exam questions.

Review (Part 1)

This lesson revises cycles, global warming and biodiversity and applies your knowledge to exam questions.

Review (Part 2)

In this lesson we will learn about Dr Beth Penrose who is a plant scientist investigating how we can reduce the human intake of contaminated crops.

Key Stage 4, Combined Science
Ecology (HT)

Lessons in this unit

Communities

Biotic and Abiotic factors

Adaptations

Maths skills

Sampling required practical 1

Plant diseases and deficiencies (Part 2)

Cycles

Global warming

Biodiversity

Review (Part 1)

Review (Part 2)

Case Study: Dr Beth Penrose

Key Stage 4, Combined Science Ecology (HT)

Lessons in this unit

Communities

Biotic and Abiotic factors

Adaptations

Maths skills

Sampling required practical 1

Plant diseases and deficiencies (Part 2)

Cycles

Global warming

Biodiversity

Review (Part 1)

Review (Part 2)

Case Study: Dr Beth Penrose

Key Stage 4, Combined Science
Ecology (HT)