Earth Day 2024!

Celebrate Earth Day on 22nd April 2024 with this selection of resources all in one place, for ages 4-16 that are perfect tools to use to engage your learners in the world around them!

Resources for ages 4-7

Introducing living things and their habitats

Understand all about living things and their habitats. Explore and identify animals and plants, and classify them as living, dead, never been alive and more.

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Resources for ages 7-11

Design an electric vehicle challenge

A real-life electric vehicle field service engineer and a data analyst guide pupils through the basic science of circuits and electric vehicles before they take on a real-life challenge to design an innovative electric vehicle of their own.

6 items

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Biodiversity challenge (primary)

Learn about biodiversity and why it is important; explore how to improve biodiversity and use all the acquired knowledge to design a wild area.

7 items

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Resources for ages 11-14

Renewable Energy

Revise renewable energy resources and use the worksheet to create notes on the advantages and disadvantages of each resource, plus how they work.

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A scientist a day: Discover green careers

Introduce your students to green skills and a range of relatable professionals, highlighting careers that will help us build a greener future with this presentation. Use as a starter or plenary over a series of lessons to inspire your students into the STEM careers of tomorrow. 

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Resources for ages 14-16

Making and evaluating a biodiesel challenge

In this real-world challenge, your class can apply their knowledge of hydrocarbons to make and evaluate biodiesel. Students will build their knowledge of traditional and alternative aviation fuels. Use the delivery guide and practical guide to prepare the experiments which students can take responsibility for using their logbooks. The skills checklists enable students to reflect on skills they have built.

8 items

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A scientist a day: Discover green careers

Introduce your students to green skills and a range of relatable professionals, highlighting careers that will help us build a greener future with this presentation. Use as a starter or plenary over a series of lessons to inspire your students into the STEM careers of tomorrow. 

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