Handout: An investigation sheet for the students to complete.
Discuss the effects and problems associated with an increasing population. Ask the children to name some of the negative impacts humans have had on ecosystems that we have previously introduced and discuss their effects.
Answer questions and take part in activities during the presentation.
Expert Film: This is Alex Semenyuk, who works with the RHS as an Anaerobic Digester Manager at Barfoots. Alex talks about waste management.
Career Film: Ewa Krupa works as a Horticulturist with the RHS.
Show how fast the human population is increasing globally and in different countries using the counter on the Worldometers website.
Interpret graphs showing increased waste production following human population growth – look for patterns and trends, extrapolate and make predictions. (See handout)
With their talk partners, the children are to go through the quiz at the end of the presentation and answer the questions.