This week in science, we’ve been thinking about how we can look after the Earth. We talked about why our planet is special and how everyone can help to take care of it.
To start our learning, we explored the school grounds to look for ways our school is already helping the Earth. The children did a brilliant job spotting lots of positive things we’re doing, including:
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putting litter in the bins
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recycling different materials
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planting and looking after plants around the school
Next, we talked about bigger ideas and the small actions we can all do every day to help care for the planet. The children came up with some fantastic suggestions:
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turning the lights off when we leave a room
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turning the tap off while we brush our teeth
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using reusable water bottles
We also compared our local area, Wetherby, with the capital city, London. The children noticed that London has many more people which means it’s often much busier and has a lot more traffic. Wetherby has fewer people and quieter roads which helps keep it calmer and cleaner. However, we talked about how this also means it’s our responsibility to help protect and look after our local area so it stays a lovely place to live.
We finished by thinking about how everyone can make a difference. Even small actions can help when we all work together to care for our Earth.
Help at home by looking out for Earth helpers. How many Earth-friendly actions can you spot this week?