GCSE Biology Topic 7: Food Security and Farming
In this GCSE Biology Topic 7: Food Security and Farming lesson, pupils define food security, identify several factors that influence it, and explore ways to increase the efficiency of food production. The slides include extension questions, and students can choose from a variety of different tasks.
This lesson includes:
- Title slide with learning objectives
- A starter activity
- Group reading (literacy)
- Comprehension questions
- Task boxes
- Fishing quotas discussion exercise
- Answer slides included for self-assessment
- Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
- Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This activity is straightforward and requires no specialist expertise. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
A supplementary resource designed to support self-directed learning, homework and independent projects is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/food-security-and-farming-gcse-biology-aqa-12648998
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