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The benefits of trees

I can identify some common British trees, and map some in the local area.

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Year 5

The benefits of trees

I can identify some common British trees, and map some in the local area.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Trees provide a wide range of natural resources that are used by humans and wildlife.
  2. Trees absorb carbon, helping to reduce climate change.
  3. Trees have features that can help with species identification, including the location where they grow.

Common misconception

All broadleaf trees shed their leaves (are deciduous).

Some broadleaf trees are evergreen like the native holly tree. Broadleaf just means the trees have broad, flat leaves.

Keywords

  • Native - Native species are those already growing in a place and not introduced there by humans

  • Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures

  • Broadleaf tree - A broadleaf tree has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits

  • Biodiversity - Biodiversity means all the living things in an ecosystem or area

Different features will be evident depending on the time of year that you conduct your fieldwork. It may be useful to have images of some local trees in different seasons so children can understand what they will look like yera round.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Access to The Woodland Trust's free Tree ID app and a map of your local area for students to annotate.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the meaning of 'local'?
existing in or belonging to an area on the opposite side of the world
Correct answer: existing in or belonging to the area where you live
existing in or belonging to an area very far away from where you live
Q2.
What does 'global' mean?
Correct answer: Relating to the whole world
Relating to one specific country
Relating to a small group of people
Q3.
What is a habitat?
A habitat is a type of animal found in a specific region.
A habitat is a specific type of plant found in forests.
Correct answer: A habitat is the natural environment or home of a particular plant or animal.
Q4.
__________ is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy.
Correct answer: Pollution
Erosion
Flooding
Q5.
A is when there is too much water in a waterway, such as a river, and it overflows onto land that is normally dry.
Correct Answer: flood
Q6.
Which of these are natural resources?
Correct answer: Wood, metals, water and stone
Biscuits, cakes, sweets, and chocolate
Cars, computers, mobile phones, and plastic

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6 Questions

Q1.
species are those already growing in a place and not introduced there by humans.
Correct Answer: Native
Q2.
Climate change is a large-scale and __________ in the planet’s climate.
Correct answer: long-term change
short-term change
period of stability
Q3.
A __________ tree has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits.
conifer
native
Correct answer: broaleaf
Q4.
What is biodiversity?
the number of trees in a forest
Correct answer: all the living things in an ecosystem or area
the study of different types of biomes
Q5.
Why are trees important for biodiversity?
Correct answer: they provide a habitat for animals
they look nice in a park
Correct answer: they provide food for animals
Q6.
Woods and forests absorb atmospheric carbon and lock it up for centuries in a ‘carbon ’.
Correct Answer: sink