FORM 1 SCHEME TERM II 2011

Week / Unit / Objectives / Notes/Comments
Environment:
ü  Forests
ü  Wetlands
ü  Coral Reefs / v  Identify types of different environments.
v  Locate on a world map where major tracts of TRF are, Coral Reefs, Deserts/Dry areas exist
v  Define terms relating to natural environments: Eco-system, biome, habitat, flora, fauna, indigenous, endemic, producer, consumer, decomposer (components of eco-system), macro, meso, micro (size); Renewable, non-renewable. / §  Chapter 22: p. 175
Ø  Forest / v  Identify and shade on a map areas of natural forests in Trinidad and Tobago
v  Neatly draw the TRF to show the layers
v  Identify at least 2 species endemic to the TRF
v  Describe at least 2 human and 2 non human uses/benefits of the TRF
* Include the water cycle as one of the benefits.
v  Explain at least 2 threats TRF faces in Trinidad and Tobago and 2 ways to deal with the threats. / Chapter 22: pp 177-179
*Marks will be awarded in exam for accurateness in labeling, shading
* Northern Range can be used as a Case study.
Ø  Wetlands / v  Define what is a wetland
v  Identify types of wetland (bogs, pond, marshes, swamps)
v  On a map of Trinidad and Tobago, name and locate wetlands
v  Describe the mangrove tree
v  Identify the value of wetlands
v  Explain at least 3 destructive human acts on wetlands and 2 conservation methods / Chapter 23: pp. 180- 186
* Nariva Swamp/ Caroni swamp can be used as a case-study.
Additional Ref. pp 161-168 Lower Sec. Geo.- V. Rahil.
Ø  Coral Reefs / v 
v  Answer the question: What is a coral reef?
v  Name and locate on a map coral reefs in Trinidad and Tobago
v  Identify types of coral reefs (fringing, barrier, atolls)
v  Identify at least 4 conditions needed for coral growth
v  Identify at least 2 threats to Coral Reefs and 2 preventative measures / Chapter 13: pp. 111-116
Assessment / Þ  Construction of Model ( based upon natural environments – 40%
Þ  Portfolio testing (notebooks) - 10%
Þ  Written test - 30%
Þ  Quiz - 20%

Definitions:

1.  Wetland- Any area of land that is covered or seasonally covered with water. It can be further classified as salt water or fresh water.

2.  Eco-system – is the way in which all living forms interact and are dependent on each other within a given environment

3.  Pond – a well defined basin filled with stagnant water and fringed with vegetation

4.  Marsh – Areas located near rivers or the sea, they are overgrown with grasses, sedges etc and are periodically flooded

5.  A swamp – A wooded marsh that has shrubs, herbs, and supports tree growth. It has waterlogged conditions and is mostly covered by water in the wet season.

6.  Habitat- where any organism lives

Rubric for Model:

Accurateness in representation

- 2-3 flora & fauna species represented 4

- 1 flora &/ fauna species represented 1

- O flora/fauna species represented 0

Accurate details/ evidence of research

§  Well laid out Layout & accurate 6

-  Neatly laid out, mostly Accurate 3-5

-  Poorly laid out & Partially accurate 1-2

-  Poorly laid out & Inaccurate 0

§  Labeling

-  Well labeled, Neat and accurate 4-5

-  Some labeling 1-3

-  No labeling/ Inaccurate 0

Creativity and use of materials 5

-  Use of appropriate material

-  Colours

-  Attractive and neat

-  Well constructed

Group Effort

-  All members participated and brought materials 3

-  Some members alone brought material 2

-  All members helped to build the project 1

-  Some members alone built the project 0

Individual Effort

-  Contributed equally to research 3

-  Only did some research 1

-  Did no research 0

-  Participated actively in presentation

-  Participated little or not at all in presentation

Group Oral Presentation:

All members participated 4

Some members alone participated ( 50%) 2-3

Few members participated (less that 40%) 0-1

Quality of Oral Presentation: 10

Organised

Details accurate

Fluent ( members not reading from paper)

Able to answer questions accurately