TEASE YOUR MIND DO THE FOLOWING ARITHMETIC 5
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• TEASE YOUR MIND! • • DO THE FOLOWING ARITHMETIC: 5√ 25 • • 14 X 5 ---- 14 +1 4 ----Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
• Introducing Ecology in form five & lower sixth using the example of the Mopane tree. • A demonstration lesson presented by Dzelagha Banboye Frederick during the workshop on Developing cross-curricular environment education resources based on Cameroon material and case studies, at the Safari Lodge Bali, today 7 th January 2012, using the cooperative learning method. Fellow Brethren, Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
• Lesson objectives o Identify different environments around us o Identify the living things in our immediate environment. o Identify the various relationships between organisms in their environment. o Bring out at least four uses of trees to other living things. o Give a comparison of the surrounding environment and the one shown on the picture. Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
LOOK VERY KEENLY AT THE PICTURE BELOW. Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012 THE MOPANE TREE
GROUP TASKS 1. Name all the visible organisms found on this picture = G. 1 2. Name any five non-visible organisms in the picture =G 2 3. State any four environmental conditions found in the picture. = G 3 4. Write down any three points of ecological relationships between the visible organisms in the picture. =G 4 5. State any six uses of the above tree to living things. = G 5 (4 MINUTES) Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
COLLECTION OF RESPONSES FROM GROUPS NON-VISIBLE ORGANISMS: - - ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: USES OF THE TREE: ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS: - Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
HARMONIZATION OF RESULTS Students copy harmonized points as notes in their note books. Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
NEXT LESSON (PLAN) • Read the article provided on the Mopane tree • Write down all the living things mentioned in the passage • Draw any five food chains using the above organisms. • Draw a food web involving all the organism mentioned above. • Group the above organisms under producers, herbivores, consumers & decomposers. • Draw a pyramid each of biomass, energy and numbers using only the above organisms. • How interesting is the pyramid of numbers above? • Assignment: if the above tree were in your backyard, what will you do? • (This could equally be given as a test) Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
METHOD OF FIELD STUDIES • Visit any forest area with the students to observe if similar situations like that of the Mopane tree can be isolated. • Compare with the farmlands, grasslands, river banks, lake, pond, etc • Visit any recognized conservation group such as the Kilum mountain forest project. • In the field work sites, students should be directed to write a biological essay on the environmental aspects observed, proposing ways on how to ameliorate the degrading conditions observed. Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
• DID YOU ENJOY THE SHOW? • THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION, PARTICIPATION & PATIENCE! • YOUR FRIEND, • Banboye Fred. Presentation by Banboye Frederick. PSS Nkwen. 07/01/2012
