Reforestation and recycling (Climate Change & Sustainability)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the positive impact of reforestation and recycling on the environment.
Key learning points
- Positive impacts on environments can include reforestation and recycling.
- Reforestation is when forests are re-grown in areas that used to be populated by trees.
- When we recycle, we collect and sort rubbish instead of throwing it away. These items get changed into something new.
- Recycling and reusing objects can prevent rubbish going to landfill and having a negative effect on the environment.
- Environmental scientists are constantly studying and finding ways to protect changing environments.
Keywords
Reforestation - Reforestation is the act of planting trees on an area of land that has become empty or spoiled.
Recycling - Recycling involves sorting and treating rubbish to produce useful materials that can be used again.
Reuse - When we reuse something, we use it again.
Landfill - Landfill is when we get rid of waste by burying it in the ground.
Environmental scientist - An environmental scientist studies the impact that humans have had on the environment, and works to protect changing environments.
Common misconception
All effects of human impact on the environment are negative.
Examples of positive effects of human impact on the environment.
Teacher tip
Try to find examples of objects made from recycled material within the classroom or school. Seeing recycled objects firsthand helps pupils to understand how waste materials can be recycled and given a new purpose.
Equipment
access to the internet to research Task B
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is recycling?
Q2.What is deforestation?
Q3.Which of these images shows landfill?
Q4.Izzy's mum has a shopping bag that she uses each time she goes to the shops. Which word describes using an object more than once?
Q5.When changes benefit an environment or the living things within it, this has a impact.
Q6.How does deforestation have a negative impact on the environment?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When forests are re-grown in areas that used to be populated by trees, this is called ...
Q2. is when we collect and sort our rubbish instead of throwing it away. These items then get changed into something new for us to use.
Q3.When we something, we use it again.
Q4.Which of the following can have a positive effect on an environment?
Q5.Environmental scientists are constantly studying and finding ways to protect changing ...
Q6.How can we prevent rubbish going to landfill?
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