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Class
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VIII
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Topic
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Natural Resources: Vegetation
and Wildlife
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Sub Topic
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Natural Vegetation
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Classification of Forest
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Wildlife
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Duration
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4 Days
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Learning Objectives:
The students
will be able to
*Explain the
concept ‘Resources’.
* Explain
different organisms included in natural vegetation.
* Classify the
forest.
* Explain
Wildlife Sanctuaries & National parks.
Learning Outcomes:
After
reading this chapter the students will be able to understand:
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The importance of conservation
of wildlife and their need for future generation.
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The need to preserve the wild
life.
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Value of natural vegetation for
human beings.
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The need of ecological balance.
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Content flow:
1. Natural Vegetation 2.Classification of Forests 3.Wildlife
4. Steps Taken by Government 5.Conservation 6.Penalties
Teaching Strategies/Methodology:
Explanation,
Mapping, demonstration, audio- visual aids, group discussion.
The teacher will explain:
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The Natural resources:
Vegetation & wild life with the help of visuals.
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Different types of forests with
the help of map.
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Vegetation by showing the real
leaves of different trees and plants its medicinal values.
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The teacher will conduct a
group discussion: ‘How to conserve the forest and wild life’.
The following videos will
be shown to the students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGWozv4VOJk
Tools/Aids/Resources:
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Pictures of various plants,
trees, wild life sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries deforestation.
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Newspaper Articles
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Map
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Videos
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Scrapbook
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Project work
Vocabulary:
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Tropical
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Mediterranean
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Temperate
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Mosses
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Lichen
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Rampant
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Extinct
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Poachers
Values intented to be inculcated:
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Conservation of forest
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Sensitivity towards wild
species and future generation
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Social responsibility
Assessment Techniques:
Project work: Collect
some specimen of leaves from the neighbourhood and classify them on the basis
of texture and size. Paste them in your scrapbook.
Rubrics: Relevance
of content and presentation.
Map work: Trace
the worldwide areas where we find different types of forests.
Rubrics:
Accuracy.
1 Interdisciplinary /
multidisciplinary activities
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Science
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Make a project on ‘The role of Wild
life Sanctuaries and on ecological balance’.
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Social Science
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Locate different types of
forests on the world political map.
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Rubrics:
Science: Presentation,
content, neatness
Social science: Accuracy.
Assignment:
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High Achievers
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Average Students
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Slow Learners
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1. Distinguish between Tropical Evergreen forests and Tropical
Deciduous forests.
2. Explain the steps taken by Government to preserve the wildlife.
3. Describe the characteristics of Mediterranean forests.
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1.Where are Temperate softwood forests found in the world?
2. Why Tropical Deciduous forests are known as monsoon forests?
3.Write three characteristics of Tropical Evergreen forests.
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1.What is the common name of softwood forests?
2. When was the Project Rhino launch to conserve the Tiger population?
3. Name some animals commonly found in Mediterranean forests.
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Follow up / Remedial strategy:
The Conceptual Errors:
- The concept of
Natural Vegetation.
- Difference
between Tropical Hardwood forests and Temperate softwood Forests.
- Difference
between Tropical Evergreen and Deciduous Forests.
- Value of
Conservation the wild life.
The Assignment Based Errors:
- Spelling
mistakes
- Incorrect
answers of the questions.
- Incorrect map
work
Remedial Strategies:
- Practice would
be given for correcting the spelling mistakes, bring accuracy and neatness in filling the
Map.
- Peer groups
can be formed to help the slow learners.
- Corrections of
the Mistakes will be done in their note-books.
Discussion of Conceptual Errors:
a.
Repeating the explanation of
the topic.
b.
Adopting new techniques ex. visit
to any park, photographs etc.
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