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Understanding Light Pollution
Lesson1 of 3 in this unit
FoundationYear 1 - 2Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalBiodiversity
Lesson Summary
Students will discover the importance of periods of both light and darkness to living things by exploring how animals within their local area are impacted by artificial light within the environment.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- discover natural and man-made sources of light
- explore how people influence the amount of light present in the environment, and how darkness can be valuable to people and animals
- explore the impacts that artificial light has on people and animals at night.
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify natural and artificial sources of light
- explain how people affect the amount of light in the environment
- describe why darkness is important for people and animals, and how artificial light can be harmful at night.
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