A ‘hands-on’ (or should it be ‘bands-on’) practical lesson looking at how certain man-made material hazards (litter) can restrict an animal’s ability to feed properly.
Curriculum coverage
NC references
Working Scientifically
- using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings.
- reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions
- identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments
Animals, including humans
- identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat – consider the impact of plastic pollution on animals’ ability to feed.
Learning objectives
To observe and consider the effects of plastic pollution on animals
To present evidence in a range of ways
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