This is the eighth lesson in a series of 10 on Biomes. All lessons, including this one, contains a full lesson PowerPoint, complete with learning intentions, success criteria, student reflections, and student activity worksheets. This lesson series would suit students in Years 8, 9, or 10 (noting that Y10 in NZ is equivalent to Y9 in Australia).

Learning Intention

I am learning to understand the negative impacts of food production on the environment (soil).

Success Criteria: I can…

• Evaluate the effect of food production on soil degradation.

• Explain the effect of soil degradation on food production.

This bundle includes:

• x1 full lesson PowerPoint

• x1 Lotus Diagram activity

• x1 Innovation Solutions activity

Bonus resources include:

• Biomes Vocabulary Word Find and Worksheets

The worksheets are provided in pdf and word format for easy modification if required. Preview the available resources in this particular bundle.

This lesson can be purchased as part of the Biomes Geography Lessons Mega Bundle (editable), containing all 10 lessons, 1 assessment tasks, and two bonus resources, for the low price of $26.99 (a savings of $44.88).

See below for the list of lessons in order:

• Lesson 1 - Biomes Overview

• Lesson 2 - Forest Biomes

• Lesson 3 - Desert Biomes

• Lesson 4 - Grassland Biomes

• Lesson 5 - Tundra Biomes

• Lesson 6 - Aquatic Biomes

• Lesson 7 - Types of Soil

• Lesson 8 - Impact of Food Production on Soil Degradation

• Lesson 9 - Solutions and Threats to Biomes

• Lesson 10 - Assignment - Biomes Infographic Task

• Lesson 11 - Assessment - Geography Biomes Task

The Assessment Task includes:

• Geography Biomes Assessment Task instructions and marking matrix

• PowerPoint Template for Geography Biomes Assessment Task

Bonus resources include:

• Biomes Vocabulary Word Find and Worksheets

• Biomes Influences on Crop Production Worksheets