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Ground tree canopy transect at Waterlow Park
Summary of the investigation
In this investigation, students use quadrats to sample the changes in species diversity and abiotic factors along a line transect from a shaded area of grassland into an open field. They use this information to consider the wider problem of the management of areas for biodiversity in times of drought whilst considering specific plant adaptations.
Full support is given for pre-visit work at school, data collection in the field, and post-visit work at school to put the fieldwork in its wider context. Extensive teacher guidance, with PowerPoint presentations, a full sample risk assessment and detailed plan of a sequence of lessons, are also available for download.
Resources for download
You can EITHER download all the teacher resources as a single pdf document and all the student resources as a single pdf document OR download individual resources as editable text documents
Whole investigation
- Download all teacher support materials (pdf 91 kb)
- Download all student worksheets (pdf 114 kb)
- Download Sense of Place PowerPoint presentation for students (2.5 Mb)
Individual files
(a) Teacher support materials
- Lesson plan sequence (Word 62 kb)
- Risk assessment (Word 221 kb)
- Waterlow Park site background (Word 118 kb)
- Waterlow Park site map (pdf 93 kb)
(b) Pre-fieldwork
- 1. Ecology vocabulary worksheet (62 kb)
- 1. Ecology vocabulary mark scheme (62 kb)
- 2. Sampling worksheet (71 kb)
- 2. Sampling guidance for teachers (Word 41 kb)
- 3. Can you spot the risks? worksheet (Word 38 kb)
(c) Fieldwork
- 4. Results sheets (Word 91 kb)
(d) Post-fieldwork
- 5. Analysis worksheet (Word 60 kb)
- 6. Evaluation worksheet (Word 52 kb)
