This lesson suits Year 3-4 students within the Science curriculum.

Students will conduct an area audit of their school to identify places or features that support wildlife and those that may threaten it. Using real-world examples, they will explore how everyday human activities affect habitats and food chains, and will share their findings through interactive learning lab presentations. Students will identify a local concern for wildlife and work together to design a Wildlife Improvement Plan for the class to consider as a future project.

Learning intentions:

Students will:

• identify everyday threats to biodiversity in their local environment
• develop a plan to make their school or home safer for wildlife.

Success criteria:

Students can:

• recognise how items like certain rat baits, pets or plastic harm native species
• suggest and share actions to reduce these threats.

This lesson was created in collaboration with Cool.org as part of the Biodiversity in Action education resources, which are hosted on their website.