Recycling
This geography scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to research and present the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school. The class can design logos, posters and presentations to encourage people to recycle used materials.
Research and present some of the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school
Lesson One : Non-recyclable
Practise designing and recording a selection of symbols that can be used to encourage families to recycle a range of different materials at home
Lesson Two : Recycling Bins
Explore and illustrate how to design and present posters to encourage and persuade families to recycle a range of different materials
Lesson Three : Paper Recycling
Explain, describe and demonstrate some of the special benefits of recycling a range of paper materials so that they can be reused for another purpose
Lesson Four : School Recycling
Explore how to suggest and record some of the special ways of promoting the recycling of different materials in classrooms and offices around the school
Lesson Five : Lunchtime Bins
Practise designing and presenting labels for a range of different litter bins that can be used to promote recycling around the school
Lesson Six : Bottles and Cans
Investigate how to devise and hold a class competition to promote the recycling of different materials in classrooms and offices around the school
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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition
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Recycling
Research and present some of the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school
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Viking Pots
Develop and refine a range of different art and design techniques when working with clay to make pots that represent Viking culture and traditions
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Bronze Age
Research and illustrate how life in Britain developed and changed during the Bronze Age including the growth of communities and trade