Populations

Lesson idea. Chapter 1: What is this module about?
Chapter 2: The environment and ecology
Chapter 3: Looking at ponds and woodlands
Chapter 4: Energy flow
Chapter 5: Thinking in terms of cycles
Chapter 6: Thinking about animal populations
Chapter 7: What of the future?
References
Acknowledgements

Teaching approach. Learning objectives are met using the following approaches:

• brainstorm (whole class^(ta))
• looking at graphs (small group work^(ta))
• case study (whole class teaching and discussion^(ta))
• concept mapping (whole class activity)

Resource details
Title	Populations
Topic	[[Topics/Populations|Populations]],  [[Topics/Ecology|Ecology]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]]
Learning Objectives	Students should understand that: scientific texts have different styles and some can be be difficult to read like all specialist subject, science has its own jargon, and it takes time to learn this new vocabulary, Students should be more able to: set up a study folder to accompany their studies, make notes from audio presentations.
Format / structure	10 PDF
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]]
Useful information	Part of the Breakthrough to Mathematics, Science and Technology Series.
Files and resources to view and download	http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=426185&section=1.2.4