International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22nd)

“Be part of the Plan” is the theme of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2024. Get involved and inspire learners' to Be part of the Plan with this range of exciting resources.

Resources for ages 4-7

Meet an ecologist (primary)

Inspire your students to think about their future careers with real-world resources.

4 items

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Be a minibeast habitat explorer challenge

A real-world challenge inspiring pupils to find out what minibeasts are, where they live, and what they need to survive.

6 items

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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.

6 items

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Science in stories: The Enormous Turnip

Learn about the different parts of plants and the plants that we eat though the popular children's story 'The enormous turnip'.

4 items

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Resources for ages 7-11

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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Meet an ecologist (primary)

Inspire your students to think about their future careers with real-world resources.

4 items

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Resources for ages 11-14

Biodiversity challenge (secondary)

Learn about the importance of biodiversity though designing a wild area in the local environment.

7 items

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Meet an ecologist (secondary)

Inspire your students to think about their future careers with real-world resources.

2 items

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Resources for ages 14-16