Biodiversity and sustainability
I can explain what biodiversity is and give some reasons why nature matters for a sustainable world.
Biodiversity and sustainability
I can explain what biodiversity is and give some reasons why nature matters for a sustainable world.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The demand for resources for land, water, food, and shelter shapes the environment for other wildlife too.
- Many animal populations have become much smaller, but a few have increased, thanks to conservation and rewilding.
- Pollinator insects – bees, wasps, beetles, flies, ants and butterflies – play an important role in agriculture.
Keywords
Climate crisis - Climate crisis is a term used to describe climate change and global warming, and the impact of these on Earth.
Conservation - Conservation is the careful protection of something.
Rewilding - Rewilding allows an area to restore itself to a natural state in which wildlife can return without human intervention.
Pollinator - A pollinator is an animal or insect that helps transfer pollen from plants.
Common misconception
Children may assume that biodiversity means the total population of a species.
Biodiversity is is the variety of all living things on Earth.
Equipment
Aerial or OS map of your school site, clipboards and pens.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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).
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allows an area to restore itself to a natural state
the careful protection of something
an animal or insect that helps transfer pollen from plants