Schools & Education
Teaching Biodiversity - Inspiring future generations
Biodiversity activities cover not only science, maths, art and geography parts of the curriculum, but also the schools Personal and Social Education (PSE) policy in areas such as teamwork, cooperation, resolving conflict, awareness of self and others and environmental awareness. The Local Biodiversity Action Plan also provides a local perspective that covers community and social responsibility.
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Science
Living things and their environment
Habitats Food chains
Recognising plants and animals
GCSE - biodiversity conservation
Geography
Environmental Change
Mans effect on the landscape
Managing the environment
GCSE and AS level ecosystems
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Get out there!
WAG have recommended that 25% of the national curriculum is actually taught outdoors. In Wales many rural schools are in the enviable position of being surrounded by wildlife. However the wonder of nature is that it is everywhere and there is rarely an area where you can’t find anything growing. Green spaces in schools are a fantastic way to enable children to interact with nature and gain an understanding of the importance of considering their environment.
RSPCA Education Links
The RSPCA Education website has over 80 lesson plans for teachers to use in the classroom, on a wide variety of topics, including Pets, Habitats, Life Cycles and Animals and the Law. Linked to the Wales curriculum, they are aimed to support teaching largely in the areas of Science and PSE and lessons include downloadable PDF copies of any accompanying worksheets or teacher's notes in both English and Welsh. In addition, FREE packs of photos, which support the lessons, can be ordered. For more information, click on the link:
RSPCA Education Resources