Lesson Plan: Mangrove Forests

This lesson plan provides an overview of mangrove forests, including what they are, where they are found, their unique characteristics and adaptations, the animals that live in mangroves, and their importance in protecting coastlines, storing carbon, and supporting complex ecosystems. The plan also outlines threats to mangroves from coastal development, pollution, and overharvesting, and suggests students will learn to understand mangrove ecosystems and identify the animals found within them.

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Lesson Plan: Mangrove Forests

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Lesson Plan: Mangrove Forests

Lesson Plan Content: Preparation prior to the lesson: the terrestrial and aquatic animals that live
This lesson plan and slide presentation is to Before commencing the lesson, download in the Mangrove ecosystem.
be used in conjunction with: and read through the teacher briefing, fact
sheet, work sheet and this presentation so Assessment (5mins)
1 x Mangrove Forests teacher briefing you are fully conversant with the content Ask students to write and/or illustrate
1 x Mangrove Forests teacher fact sheet and key terms. Also, ensure that the work what they did during this lesson and what
1 x Mangrove Forests class work sheet sheet activity is possible to undertake in they learned from their participation in the
your classroom environment. activity.
Lesson Overview:
Students will gain an understanding of the Lesson Sequence: Close of Lesson
Mangrove Forest and the terrestrial and Here is a sequence of the lesson with
aquatic life that inhabits them. suggested timings: Closure: Ensure each group has correctly
identified the 12 Mangrove related images.
Estimated Time Requirement: Preparation (5mins)
One 60 minute session. Inform the students that today they are all Extending the Lesson: Encourage
going to learn about the Mangrove Forests students to do some research at home on
Learning Objectives: and take part in some fun activity. Elicit Mangrove Forests in the Emirate and how
Students will be able to: from the students some of the things they they are protecting our coastlines.
already know about the Mangrove.
> understand how Mangrove Forests thrive Source of Lesson:
in saline conditions Presentation (25mins) Abu Dhabi Global Environmental
> understand the Mangrove ecosystem Using a projector to present to the class, Data Initiative.
> identify the animal life of the Mangrove progressively run through the slides
to impart all the key points about the All supporting material can be downloaded
Skills: Mangrove Forest ecosystem. freely at: www.environmentalatlas.ae
This lesson plan can aid students to
demonstrate: Activity (25mins)
Having completed the presentation,
> Classifying skills undertake the participation and discussion
> Communicating skills exercise contained in the work sheet. This
> Observing skills activity enables students to identify some of
Classroom Presentation:
Mangrove Forests
Mangrove Forests

What are
Mangroves?

Mangroves are forests of

salt-tolerant trees that
grow in the shallow tidal
waters of some coastal
areas of the Emirate.

They require slow

water currents and
plenty of fine, organic
sediment in which to
set their roots as well
as protection from high
energy waves.
Mangrove Forests

What lives in the

Mangrove?

The muddy waters,

rich in nutrients from
decaying leaves and
wood, are home to:

> sponges
> worms
> crustaceans
> molluscs
> algae

The Mangroves also

provide shelter for
marine mammals & birds.
Mangrove Forests

Mangroves in
Abu Dhabi

The naturally occurring

species of mangrove
found in Abu Dhabi,
locally called ‘Qurm’,
is the grey or white
mangrove, due to the
colour of the underside
of its leaves.
Mangrove Forests

Mangals &
Mangroves
The term mangrove refers
to a plant while the mangal
is the plant community and
habitat where mangroves
thrive.

The plants in the mangal can

be diverse but all have special
adaptations to overcome the
problems of anoxia, a lack
of oxygen in the continually
water-logged soil; high
salinity levels and frequent
inundation by the tides.
Mangrove Forests

Mangrove Forests

While the Emirate may

have scarce and limited
areas of forest on land,
it possesses significant
mangrove forests around
islands and sheltered
coastal zones.

While some of the

mangrove stands have
been recently planted,
the majority are naturally
occurring.
Mangrove Forests

Were can
Mangroves
be found?

Although, mangroves can

be found near rivers it is
most common in coastal
and tidal wetlands.

While these tidal swamp

forests support salt
tolerant vegetation as
they are regularly subject
to tides, they still need
fresh water to grow and
survive.
Mangrove Forests

Mangrove trees
have special
characteristics:
> Roots of mangroves are
special as they not only help
stabilize the tree in one of
the most dynamic zones
on Earth but also help take
in air, water and nutrients.
These trees actually breathe
through their roots.

> In most mangrove trees the

seed germination occurs in
the tree itself - a condition
known as vivipary.
Mangrove Forests

A unique marine
ecosystem

The mangrove forests

that cover thousands of
hectares of land along the
UAE shoreline form an
integral part of the coastal
ecosystem in the UAE.
Mangrove Forests