Educator/Teacher: Grade: 10
School: Brylin Academy
M. Hagemann
Subject: Life Science
Date: 30 July 2015
Content Area
Environmental Studies
Topic
Biospheres, biomes and ecosystems
Context
Grasslands, Nama-Karoo, Succulent Karoo
Lesson Purpose
At the end of this lesson the learners will be able to:
Knowledge
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define biome.
list the 7 different biomes found in South Africa.
describe the grassland biome.
describe the name-karoo biome.
describe the succulent karoo biome.
list the different types of animals found in these biomes.
name the different types of vegetation found in the
biomes.
Skills
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differentiate between the different climates in the biomes.
differentiate between the different vegetation and animals
in the biomes.
Attitudes and Values
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respect the different biomes that make up our biosphere
by not polluting it in any way.
respect our nature and the organisms that live in it.
Suggested
resources
Prior knowledge
Educator
activities
Understanding Life Science for grade 10, model of the forest,
PowerPoint
I will ask questions to test their prior knowledge
Learner
Resources
Assessment
Time
activities
forms /
Strategies
Introduce the topic
biomes by testing
for prior knowledge
Oral
feedback
Direct instruction
on the grassland
biome
The learners
will take
PowerPoint and
notes and
Via afrika
pay
textbook
attention
Oral feedback
10 minutes
Informal
assessment
7 minutes
Question and
answer on the
grassland
Oral
feedback
Oral feedback
Direct instruction
on the nama-karoo
The learners Textbook and
will take
PowerPoint
notes and
pay
attention
Question and
answer based on
the nama-karoo
Oral
feedback
Direct instruction
on the succulent
karoo
The learners Textbook and
will take
PowerPoint
notes and
pay
attention
Question and
answer on the
succulent karoo
Oral
feedback
7 minutes
Oral feedback
3 minutes
10 minutes
Oral feedback
Homework to do in
class
Expanded opportunities: This
content will be asked in a class
test later in the term
Special needs / Barriers to
learning: No barriers to learning
3 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
Enrichment and extension: None
Homework: None
Task/assignment/Practical….: practical
experiment in the class
Reflection:
This content is mostly self-explanatory so the learners do not find the work very
interesting and therefore it is best to describe biomes by showing pictures and videos
in order to keep the attention of the learners.