Individuals & Societies for the IB MYP 4&5: by Concept
Grade 9 - Lesson 5
What are the characteristics of natural environments?
Aquatic environments
Objectives
1- Explore and understand the different climatic features of aquatic
environments
2- Explore and understand the vegetation and wildlife characteristics of
aquatic environments
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Warm-up activity
Q & A competition:
Question 1:
What does aquatic environment mean?
a) climatic-based natural environment.
b) water-based natural environment.
c) Soil-based natural environment.
Answer: ________
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Question 2:
What are the two categories of aquatic environments?
a) Freshwater and volcanic soil.
b) Marine areas and oceans.
c) Freshwater and Marine areas.
Answer: ________
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What is the main difference between Freshwater environments and Marine
environments?
a) Big fish.
b) Waves.
c) The predominance of saltwater in Marine environments.
Answer: ________
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Activity 2:
Watch the video and answer the
following questions:
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1- How many categories are there in the freshwater biomes?
2- what is the difference between lakes/ponds and rivers/streams?
3- what is the biggest lake on earth? Is it a freshwater lake?
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Reading 1: Freshwater environments
Read the text and answer these questions:
1- Categories of freshwaters environments:
2- Area covered by freshwater:
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Reading 1: Lakes and ponds
Read this text and answer the questions:
1- Area covered by lakes in the world:
2- Biggest freshwater lake:
3- For what reason the biodiversity is
limited in lakes and ponds?
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Reading 3: Rivers and streams
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Read the text and answer the questions:
1- Difference between rivers and lakes.
2- Differences between the source and the mouth of a river:
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Homework
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Reflection.
Do we find these natural environments in Qatar? And
why?
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