LMOIS - CIS

SUBJECT:BIOLOGY
2022 - 23
GRADE / SECTION:VII A MONTH:FEBRUARY

Topic Objective Teaching / Learning Reflections

Use and construct keys to
ECOLOGY
identify plants and animals.
Explain and model food chains, in the local environment
food webs and energy flow.
Research the work of scientistskeys to identify pictures,
studying the natural world.
Explain and model food chains, Explain that that most food
ECOLOGY food webs and energy flow.
Using provided keys, pupils Questions were discussed
identify plants and animals and students were able to
answer properly and
(alternatively, use provided students were asked to
complete the chapter's
photos). Review work on workbook questions.
food chains from stage 7 and Learners Presented
discuss need to find out, by findings to the whole class
observation or from as a poster, PowerPoint
secondary sources, which presentation or a hand-out
organism is eaten by which
to be able to make a food
chain. Explain the terms
producer, primary
consumer, secondary
consumer, tertiary
consumer, herbivore,
carnivore.
chains are interlinked as ● Students answered the
food-webs. Pupils identify questions correctly and
food chains within an solved without any
example of a food web, mistakes.
preferably of local species.
Discuss the effect of the ● Some follow up
removal of one type of worksheets have been
organism on the other given .
organisms in the food web.
Explain that food chains and
webs show biomass and not
individuals. Introduce the
 idea of energy flowing along
the food chain and so
flowing through the food
web. Introduce the term
‘trophic level’. Learners
redesign the layout of their
food webs to show energy
transfer through trophic
levels.
ECOLOGY Explain the role of Explain the role of Questions were discussed
decomposers. decomposers. and students were able to
Demonstrate the anwser properly and
breakdown of bread (or students were asked to
fruit) as moulds are complete the chapter's
allowed to grow on it in a workbook questions.
sealed container. Discuss
where decomposers fit in
the food web. Discuss the
importance of
decomposers in food
webs, in terms of
recycling material such as
minerals.
ECOLOGY Explain the ways in which Pupils choose(from a list) Questions were discussed
living things are adapted to their an animal and a plant and and students were able to
habitats. Secondary sources can research and report on anwser properly and
be used. how they are adapted to students were asked to
be able to survive, by complete the chapter's
finding food and shelter workbook questions
and avoiding predators in
their habitat.
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