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The Mangroves

Now you are going to investigate an environment that you may have experienced - the mangrove swamp.   You will use this environment to practise writing food chains. To do this, you are going on an 'excursion' to a mangrove swamp.   As you go on the excursion, you will be observing, comparing, contrasting and classifying the organisms that live in the swamp.

The mangrove environment

The mangrove swamp is a special type of environment that has a range of conditions. Mangroves occur where a river meets the sea.   They are found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.

The excursion

This excursion is to a mangrove swamp.   To go on this excursion, you will need the following things:

·      some photographs and drawings of the mangrove organisms

·     a slideshow called The swamp .

 

Lesson 10 - The Mangroves

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