A positive impact is when people’s actions help other living things and their environment.

If something is protected it is kept safe from harm.

An urban area is an area where many people live and work close together, such as a city or town.

A nature reserve is a protected area of land set aside to conserve wildlife, plants, and natural habitats.

Ecology is the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.

Changing environments: nature reserves

Science

Introducing observable characteristics

Grouping animals

Grouping plants

Identifying living things (non-statutory)

Classification keys

Classification keys to identify animals

Classification keys to identify plants

Environments and seasonal changes

Extreme weather: flooding (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Extreme weather: heatwaves and wild fires (non-statutory CC & Sustainability)

Changing environments: land development and deforestation

Changing environments: waste creation and pollution

Animals in danger

Protecting animals in decline (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Changing environments: plants in danger

Changing environments: reforestation and recycling

Environmental changes in the news (non-statutory)

How scientists communicate with the public (non-statutory)

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

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - outdoor learning

A {{}} impact happens when changes help the environment and the living things within it.

creating green spaces within urban places

Which of these would be considered to have a positive impact on the environment?

Humans can take action to correct negative impacts, such as creating nature {{}} amongst urban developments.

Urban planners have designed new towns with areas of land and water set aside for the protection of living things. Which of these might they have included in their plans?

trees and hedges to find shelter and food in

Match these living things to what could be used in a nature reserve to help protect them.

help to stop human activities that could harm the natural environment

help to stop human activities that could help the natural environment

help to restore areas that have been damaged by humans

help to create areas that have been damaged by humans

What are some of the positive impacts of creating nature reserves?

Which of these things might you find naturally in an environment?

The place where a plant or animal lives is called its {{}}.

It may have more chance of finding other animals to eat.

What could happen to an animal if humans damaged its habitat?

Which of these animals would be classed as wildlife?

Match the wildlife to a suitable environment where it would live.

A {{}} impact happens when changes harm the environment and the living things within it.

Starter Quiz

Which of these things might you find naturally in an environment?