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Roots & Shoots - Exploring Habitats
Lesson3 of 7 in this unit
PrimaryFoundationYear 1 - 2EnglishScienceHumanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalBiodiversityConservationSocialOutdoor Learning
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students will explore the ways in which various actions or occurrences can impact an environment. They will begin by engaging with the story The Great Kapok tree and consider the way in which people, animals and plants interact within an environment. They will then engage with an activity to explore different kinds of habitats and environments, and consider the impact different occurrences would have on them.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that an animal's habitat provides for its basic needs
- understand that man-made and other changes to a habitat can have devastating consequences
Success criteria
Students can:
- explain that all living things require air, water, food and shelter
- explain that an animal's habitat provides it with all the things it needs
- give an example of an event that can change an environment/habitat
- explain that changes to an environment can mean that it may no longer provide for the needs of the animals that live in it
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