Reforestation is the act of planting trees on an area of land that has become empty or spoiled.

Recycling involves sorting and treating rubbish to produce useful materials that can be used again.

When we reuse something, we use it again.

Landfill is when we get rid of waste by burying it in the ground.

An environmental scientist studies the impact that humans have had on the environment, and works to protect changing environments.

Changing environments: reforestation and recycling

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: nature reserves

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

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

When forests are re-grown in areas that used to be populated by trees, this is called ...

{{}} 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.

Which of the following can have a positive effect on an environment?

Environmental scientists are constantly studying and finding ways to protect changing ...

How can we prevent rubbish going to landfill?

treating rubbish to produce useful materials that can be used again

a forest that only contains deciduous trees

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?

When changes benefit an environment or the living things within it, this has a {{}} impact.

Animals that hunt at night will find it difficult to catch their prey.

Animals lose sources of food and shelter.

The plants and animals that once lived there have lost their habitat.

We will find it difficult to observe stars and other objects in the night sky.

There will be far fewer plants as they will have been removed to make space.

How does deforestation have a negative impact on the environment?

Starter Quiz