Lesson Plan

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems

COP26-02_02

Intent

Lesson Outcomes

  • Understand and explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems
  • Describe what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems
  • Implement any changes identified to protect natural habitats and ecosystems

Sustainability and Climate Change (Provisional Framework):

Building on a foundation of fundamental numeracy, literacy and broad academic knowledge, all children learn about:

  • nature
  • the causes and impacts of climate change
  • the importance of sustainability

Working Scientifically

  • Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions 

Resources

Resources: Class presentation, pens, pencils and scissors. 

Handout: The activity sheet contains different areas in our lives that we can change to have a positive impact on nature. The children are to cut out the images and match them with the correct description.

Rocket words

  • ecosystem
  • conscious actions
  • extinction
  • 3 'R's
  • habitat

Implementation

Starter

Explain to the children that natural habitats and ecosystems are needed to support a healthy and eco-friendly world. If they are to do that, then we need to support them. What can we do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems?

Main Teaching

Use the presentation slides to show the children the steps that we need to take to encourage ecosystems and habitats to support the climate. The children will learn a number of different methods that they can carry out at home and at school.

Career Film: This is Ruth Davey. Ruth works as an Experimental Rig Operator for National Nuclear Laboratory.

Expert Film: This is Ruth Davey. Ruth works as an Experimental Rig Operator for National Nuclear Laboratory. Ruth talks about the management of hazardous materials.

Mission Assignment

The children are to cut out the images and match with the correct description.

These are the areas to cut out and match with a picture: 

1. Plant trees, flowers and bushes. 

2. Use environmentally friendly compost. 

3. Be bee friendly, build bee hotels, bird boxes and ponds for nature. 

4. Reduce, reuse and recycle. 

5. Repair items instead of throwing them out and buying new ones. 

6. Save water.

Challenge task: The activity sheet contains a table with the actions included. Ask the children to fill in the table with the ways in which they can fulfill these actions at home and at school.

 

Impact & Assessment Opportunities

Plenary

Out of the identified action areas, ask the children how many they already do on a regular basis.