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Plan a class project

Looking after our planet

Ages 6-940 minutes8 tasksNature & World

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What we are learning

Plan, carry out and evaluate a small environmental project.

You will need: Pencil, Clipboard for the survey, Coloured pencils for the poster

Warm-up

If our class could change one thing about our school to help the planet, what would it be?

Word bank

surveydataproblemplanactionpersuadebefore and afterevaluate

1Survey the school

Walk around and record what you see.

how manynotes
Bins for recycling
Lights left on in empty rooms
Taps dripping
Litter on the ground
Doors left open in winter

2Choose a problem

Which problem will your group fix? Why that one?

3Plan it

Fill in your plan.

what we will dowho does itwhen
step 1
step 2
step 3
step 4

4What might go wrong?

Write one problem your plan might hit and what you would do about it.

5Persuade someone

Write a short poster message to persuade the school to join in, then sketch your poster.

My poster message

Poster sketch

My poster

6Before and after

Record your numbers now, then again after one week.

beforeafter one weekdifference
what we counted

7Practise again — evaluate

Answer these once your week is finished.

  1. 1. Did our numbers go up or down?
  2. 2. What worked best?
  3. 3. What would we change next time?
  • We counted the same way both times.
  • Everyone in the group had a job.

8Take it home

Try one action from your plan at home for three days. Write what happened.

At home I tried…

⭐ Challenge

After one week, count again. Did your project make a difference? Record the numbers before and after.

How did I do?

  • I can survey a problem.
  • I can plan steps with my group.
  • I can persuade others to help.
  • I can judge whether our project worked.