London parks and green spaces
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why it is important for cities like London to have parks and green spaces.
Key learning points
- Green spaces and trees help soak up noise and pollution from traffic and provide peaceful spots.
- Nearly one fifth of London is covered by around 3000 parks and green spaces.
- London was declared the world’s first National Park City in 2019.
Keywords
Green spaces - Green spaces are areas of land with plants, grass or trees that people can visit, such as parks, woods and wetland areas.
Parks - Parks are outdoor public spaces where people can go to relax or play.
Peaceful - When something is peaceful it is quiet, calm and not disturbed.
Recreation - Recreation is an activity done for pleasure.
National Park City - A National Park City is a city where everyone is encouraged to work together to make life better for people, places and nature.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all parks have playgrounds and play equipment like swings and climbing frames.
Some parks do have places to play, but not all of them. Parks are natural open spaces often with grass or woodlands that we can enjoy.
Teacher tip
Talk about parks in your local area with pupils. Where are your local parks? What are they used for? Have pupils visited them? Do the parks have ponds or water features? Do pupils think that having parks and green spaces is important where they live?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of transport is found on the London Underground?
Q2.Large passenger vehicles that are both tall and long and carry many people are called what?
Q3.Why was the River Thames good for trade?
Q4.Match the words to the definitions.
the release of unwanted substances into the environment
a type of vehicle that you can hire with a driver to take you around
when you pay to use something for a certain length of time
Q5.Which are true about tube trains?
Q6.How do some vehicles create pollution?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a park in London?
Q2.What causes most of the noise in cities?
Q3.In 2019, London became a National City.
Q4.Which of these is not a green space?
Q5.What problem in cities can parks help to reduce?
Q6.Which group of adjectives best describes parks and green spaces?
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