Lesson 3: Protecting the planet

Understanding how reducing our use of materials and energy will help the environment.

Learning objective

  • To understand how reducing our use of materials and energy will help the environment.

Non-statutory guidance

PSHE

Learning opportunities in Living in the Wider World

‘Pupils learn

L5. ways of carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment in school and at home; how everyday choices can affect the environment (e.g. reducing, reusing, recycling; food choices) 

 

See: Programme of Study for PSHE education (KS1-5).

 

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

Could work from a reduced number of items for the activity, for example, focus on electricity and single-use plastic.

 

Pupils working at greater depth

Can add their own item/s they would like to see a reduction in use of.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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