Timber is wood that has been cut down and prepared for use in industries

Natural resources are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs

Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming

Infrastructure is all the basic systems in a country, such as transport and power supply

Mapping changes in the UK's forests

Geography

The benefits of trees

Mapping trees locally

Global trees and forests

Mapping changes in forests around the world

Planning tree planting in the local area

Using digital maps to identify forests around the world

This unit prepares the ground for learning about the Amazon biome in depth and thinking about the importance of forests globally, also for 'Energy: How do we power the world?' thinking how we use energy globally and understanding the role that trees play. 

This unit develops local area investigation 'Local area: What needs changing?' and builds on what has been learnt through a focus on trees and green spaces.

This unit explores the importance of trees and forests at local, national and global scales. Pupils investigate the benefits of trees, map forest change over time, and plan action in response to environmental change in their own local area.

Local and global: why are trees and forests important?

{{}} is wood that has been cut down and prepared for use in industries.

__________ are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs.

__________ is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.

In 2023, woodlands only covered __________ of the total land in the UK.

Match the percentage the UK that is woodland to the correct year.

What has happened to the amount of woodland in the UK since 1900?

In the UK which is larger, a wood or a forest?

Which type of forest does this describe?
"Older trees have been removed and different trees planted. Usually non-native trees."

provide more land for farming and grazing

Which of these names would suggest ancient woodland?

Which of these names would suggest a recent plantation?

have a winding twisting or irregular boundary 

be sited on steep slopes or along river valleys 

Mapping changes in the UK's forests

Lesson outcome