Lesson 10/20 What are plants and animals? 1 The mangroves Now you are going to investigate an environment that you may have experienced – the mangrove swamp. You will use this environment to practise writing food chains. To do this, you are going on an ‘excursion’ to a mangrove swamp. As you go on the excursion, you will be observing, comparing, contrasting and classifying the organisms that live in the swamp. The mangrove environment The mangrove swamp is a special type of environment that has a range of conditions. Mangroves occur where a river meets the sea. They are found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The excursion This excursion is to a mangrove swamp. To go on this excursion, you will need the following things: • some photographs and drawings of the mangrove organisms • the Living things CD ROM containing either an audio file or a slideshow called The swamp and a computer to view the virtual excursion. You will go on the excursion by listening to the audio or watching the slideshow on the Living Things CD ROM. Here are some of the photographs that were taken on the excursion. There are lines beside each picture which you may use to take personal notes while you are on the excursion.
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Lesson 10/20 What are plants and animals? 1
The mangroves
Now you are going to investigate an environment that you may have
experienced – the mangrove swamp. You will use this environment to
practise writing food chains. To do this, you are going on an ‘excursion’
to a mangrove swamp. As you go on the excursion, you will be
observing, comparing, contrasting and classifying the organisms that live
in the swamp.
The mangrove environmentThe mangrove swamp is a special type of environment that has a range of
conditions. Mangroves occur where a river meets the sea. They are
found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
The excursionThis excursion is to a mangrove swamp. To go on this excursion, you
will need the following things:
• some photographs and drawings of the mangrove organisms
• the Living things CD ROM containing either an audio file or a
slideshow called The swamp and a computer to view the virtual
excursion.
You will go on the excursion by listening to the audio or watching the
slideshow on the Living Things CD ROM.
Here are some of the photographs that were taken on the excursion.
There are lines beside each picture which you may use to take personal