Activity 1 Write about the importance of biodiversity and sustainable use of resources
Learner’s Book page 45 Guidelines to implement this activity
• This is a pair activity. • Divide the class into pairs and ask them to write down the answers to the questions in their workbooks.
Suggested answers
1 Biodiversity describes all the different living organisms on Earth. 2 It is important to maintain biodiversity because ecosystems will become unbalanced. Different living things depend on each other.
3 Things will run out – some living organisms will become extinct.
Assessment guidelines • This activity is intended for informal assessment. • Use the criteria below to assess learners. • Give learners feedback on their performance to prepare them for formal assessment. Criteria
Yes
The learner(s): gave the correct definition for biodiversity.
explained adequately why it is important to maintain biodiversity.
gave the correct answer for what happens if resources are not used in a sustainable way.
3 3
3 Partly
2 2
2 No
0 0
0 Total: 9 marks
Activity 2 Discuss careers in nature conservation and environmental studies
Learner’s Book page 45 Guidelines to implement this activity
• This is a group activity (six learners per group). • Divide the class into groups and ask them to read the careers feature. • Then take them to the library to look up information so that they can answer the questions in this activity.
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