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Enviroweek - Caring for Green Spaces
Lesson2 of 4 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 10EnglishScienceEnvironmentalConservationLand ManagementSocialSocial ActionEconomicDesign Thinking
Lesson Summary
The Enviroweek Green Thumb Action encourages students to create and care for green spaces. Students will be inspired to increase schoolyard biodiversity, plant veggie gardens and care for existing green spaces. This resource is structured in three parts, comprising three individual activities.
Part 1 – Tune In: Students use aerial maps to explore green spaces in their school neighborhood. They consider the amount of natural habitat compared to urban landscapes in their locality.
Part 2 – Act: Students plan and develop their own Green Thumb Challenge by “greening up” an area of their school.
Part 3 – Share: Students share their experiences and inspire others to take action.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- build skills in using an aerial map to review and estimate the amount of green space in the local area
- begin to form opinions about land use
- identify why some areas are more likely than others to be dedicated to green space
- distinguish between different kinds of green space.
Success criteria
Students can:
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