Gardens and Health
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Climate change is affecting all of us around the world, not least in the UK. Our pollinators need our help more than ever - and we need them. This lesson pack explores the symbiotic relationship between flowers and pollinators, and how we humans rely on both for our wellbeing and that of our planet. It examines the ecology found within a pollinator-supporting garden, and the importance of pollinators to the garden’s survival and, indirectly, to our own.
National Curriculum links
- Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant
- Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
- Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution
Learning objectives
- Be able to identify what supports plant growth and relate this to human growth
- Be able to identify the local ecosystem surrounding pollinator plants
- Be able to identify different species within that ecosystem and see humans as part of its ecology
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS2 (age 7-11)
Subjects
- Science
- PSHE
Type
- Lesson ideas
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