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Soil and stone |
Indicator species |
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Create a story, poem or song about the need for plants to have their own niche (i.e. how different types of plants love being in different places). |
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Soil and stone |
Indicator species |
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Learn that an indicator species is one which, if abundant, healthy and spontaneous (not planted), can tell you something about the local conditions, such as a plant which tells you whether the soil is compacted, wet, dry, acidic, or alkaline. |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Write about a climate and imagine what it feels like, e.g. "I am a desert, I am hot and dry. The winds blow and whip up my sands." |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Participate in a talking circle in which everyone expresses how they feel about the impacts of humans on the climate. |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Find out about the diversity of climates around the world and the different biotopes. |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Find out about the causes and effects of climate change. |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Learn appropriate design for the major climatic regions of the world (food, lifestyle, building, disasters). |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Design a home for people or an animal that takes into account the climatic effects of a particular region. |
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Air |
How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Visit a greenhouse (e.g. in a botanic garden) and notice the differences/ similarities between the different climates created. |
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Buildings |
Homes |
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See different types of animals and their ways of making shelters/homes. |
