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Year 3

Changing land use

I can explain how land use changes affects wildlife.

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Year 3

Changing land use

I can explain how land use changes affects wildlife.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The UK has lost on average about half of its biodiversity which is much more than many other countries in the world
  2. Biodiversity is the variety of all living things on Earth and how they fit together in the web of life
  3. Biodiversity is vital for food chains
  4. Something as simple as unmown verges can improve wildlife habitats for bees and other insects

Keywords

  • Average - An average is found by adding two or more numbers together and then dividing the total by the number of numbers added together.

  • Variety - Variety is where the collection of things are different from one another.

  • Food chain - A food chain shows how a group of living things are linked by what they eat.

  • Diverse - Diverse means different from each other.

Common misconception

Biodiversity loss is not about losing half of the UK's plants and animals, but half the variety.

A loss of variety could be demonstrated to children using coloured cubes. Rather than taking half of each colour, remove whole colour sets.

If you write letters to a local councillor they may come in to talk to the class about how they can improve local biodiversity.
Teacher tip

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
More than half of the land in the UK is used for ...
Correct Answer: agriculture, Agriculture, farming, pasture and arable, pasture and arable farming
Q2.
Match the type of line of an Ordnance Survey map with their definition.
Correct Answer:horizontal lines,are called northings

are called northings

Correct Answer:vertical lines,are called eastings

are called eastings

Q3.
Which 4 digit grid reference tells you the location of the golf course symbol?
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3273
3473
Correct answer: 3373
Q4.
Which grid square is Holywell Pond Nature Reserve in?
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Correct answer: 3175
3176
3177
Q5.
What is the main land use in grid square 3374?
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Correct answer: agricultural
artificial surfaces
woodland
Q6.
Which of these grid squares does not have a nature reserve in them?
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Correct answer: 3374
3174
Correct answer: 3575
Correct answer: 3175
Q3 © Crown copyright & database right Ordnance Survey licence no. 100067257, 2023 Q4 © Crown copyright & database right Ordnance Survey licence no. 100067257, 2023 Q5 © Crown copyright & database right Ordnance Survey licence no. 100067257, 2023 Q6 © Crown copyright & database right Ordnance Survey licence no. 100067257, 2023

6 Questions

Q1.
can be described as the variety of life on Earth?
Correct Answer: biodiversity, Biodiversity
Q2.
Why is biodiversity so important?
Correct answer: It provides food, energy and medicines.
Correct answer: It keeps the Earths climate steady.
It makes the landscape look more attractive.
Correct answer: It helps keep the water and soil healthy.
Q3.
Order this food chain correctly.
1 - fox
2 - plants
3 - rabbit
Q4.
Why might a plant like a nettle be removed from a food chain?
Correct answer: Humans remove nettles as they are ‘weeds’.
Correct answer: The land where they grow is used for farming.
Correct answer: The land where they grow is built on and covered with an artificial surface.
They are not needed in the food chain.
Q5.
How much of its original biodiversity has the UK lost?
none
one quarter
Correct answer: more than half
Q6.
Which of the following would help to protect biodiversity in the UK?
Correct answer: making a nature area on our school field
Correct answer: making wildlife friendly road verges
keeping grass cut short
Correct answer: using land in parks for nature