Impact of change

Science Year 4
This unit is part of Year 4 Science Help Our Habitats!

Objectives

What are some of the impacts to living things if an environment changes? Become an expert on one particular reason for environmental change. Create an information poster about what you have learnt and what people can do to help.

Science Objectives
i) Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

Working Scientifically

Identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes.

You Will Need

Provided Resources

Impact PowerPoint
Notes worksheet

Additional Resources

Poster paper
Cress mound and mud mound (see Teachers’ Notes)
Watering can
Small plastic houses (monopoly)

Unit Resources

Weblinks

Clip about impact of environmental issues on our planet from BBC Teach
Why the orangutan is in danger from orangutan.org
Why bumblebees need our help from bumblebeeconservation.org
Countryfile clip on how to help hedgehogs
Butterfly conservation project from https://butterfly-conservation.org/

Lesson Planning

Teaching

Recognise that changes to an environment can be dangerous to living things and to begin to understand what can be done to reverse some of the changes.

Activities

Explore what the impact of some environmental changes are, both positive and negative.
Learn about bumblebees and what the impact of their declining numbers are.
Look at the potential impact of deforestation.
Understand what they can do to help minimise the impact of climate change.
Understand some of the changes that have caused the number of hedgehogs to decline.

Investigation - analysing
Look at some information on the impacts to living things if an environment changes.

Vocabulary
Impact, change, positive, negative, danger, living thing