The environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants or animals and the conditions they live in.

The impact of something is the effect it has.

A population is all the living things of one type, living in a particular place.

Deforestation is the removal of trees from land which is then used for a non-forest purpose.

Changing environments: land development and deforestation

Science

In this Living things and the environment unit, pupils learn to explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name living things. In the Why we group and classify living things unit, they will build on this knowledge to give reasons why we classify plants and animals based on specific characteristics

In the Living things and where they live unit, pupils learnt that things can be grouped into: alive, dead and never alive. In this Living things in the environment unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to recognsie that living things can be grouped in a wider variety of ways

This unit focuses on grouping living things and using classification keys to identify and name them in various environments. It explores how environmental changes can pose dangers to organisms. Emphasis is on asking questions, collecting data, and using evidence to support conclusions.

Living things and the environment

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Humans can have a {{}} impact on environments when they change land use. 

a housing development being built in the countryside

a bridge falling down when it has been hit by an earthquake

a forest being cut down for building materials

Which of these are examples of negative human impact on an environment?

divides animals habitats leading to animals being injured

nocturnal animals struggle to hunt their prey

animals are too scared to leave their shelters to feed

Match the environment changes to their impacts on living things.

A growing __________ can mean that houses are are built on land where there was once countryside.

Habitats are destroyed for changing land use.

What can happen when the human population grows?

People clear forests using the land for something else other than growing trees.

An {{}} is the surroundings that an animal or plant lives in.

Which of these are natural environments? 

Which of these are human made environments? 

birds flying to a different country in autumn

an animal sleeping for a long time during winter

Match the name of the activities that happen due to seasonal change to its description.

All living things have requirements that need to be met for them to survive. Which of these are requirements for life?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

Starter Quiz