Year 5

Plan a letter with recommendations for greater sustainability to my local MP

In this lesson, we are going to be using the information we have learned about sustainable cities and the information you have gathered about your own local area to plan a letter to your local MP.

Year 5

Plan a letter with recommendations for greater sustainability to my local MP

In this lesson, we are going to be using the information we have learned about sustainable cities and the information you have gathered about your own local area to plan a letter to your local MP.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Use the findings from the fieldwork and the examples of Curitiba and Freiburg to plan a letter to the local council making suggestions for how the community could be more sustainable.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Which form of transport is best for the environment?
Correct answer: Bicycle
Bus
Car
Q2.
What colour are main roads on maps?
Blue
White
Correct answer: Yellow
Q3.
Which of these items usually cannot be recycled into 'mixed recycling' bins?
Cardboard
Paper
Correct answer: Plastic bags
Plastic containers
Tins

5 Questions

Q1.
What type of renewable energy is used to power Freiburg's football stadium?
Biomass
Correct answer: Solar energy
Wind energy
Q2.
Name two objects powered by the wind in the past. (Tick two to get 2 points.)
Fires
Horse and carts
Correct answer: Ships
Correct answer: Windmills
Q3.
What are fossil fuels?
Correct answer: Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.
Q4.
What is non-renewable energy?
Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Correct answer: Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.
Q5.
What is renewable energy?
Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Correct answer: Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.