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Unit Overview
Unit Overview
In the previous materials block, children learnt that plastic is a human-made material and some plastics can be recycled. In this small unit, the children look at how plastic is both helpful and harmful. Children learn that the overuse of single-use plastic has had negative impacts on humans and other animals all over the world. Children will develop an understanding of the basic positive and negative impacts of plastic and should be able to suggest simple ways they can reduce their plastic waste in school. Throughout this sustainability block, there are opportunities for children to work scientifically and practically to think of ways of reducing plastic waste.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Our pupils will complete a 'Shopping bag investigation' finding out - which is the strongest shopping bag?
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The children will have lots of opportunities to write up their predictions, results, conclusions etc.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
The children will plastics in and around the school grounds.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
How is plastic helpful and hamrful? Working scientificially- explore the world around them and raise questions (non-statutory)
How can we reuce our plastic waste in school? Working scientifically - using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
🏁 SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
Let's Investigate - the children will devise their own investigation by asking and answering their own questions.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
A range of non-fiction texts about materials will be avahilable in our class library.
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