Connecting to Nature to value our biodiversity in the local environment (Stage 3)

ACTIVITY OUTLINE:

Students will explore, discuss and translate ideas with an authentic audience to determine how they can engage their community to value biodiversity in their local environment.

Through research, conducting investigations and experiences in class, student teams (2-4 max) will analyse the importance of biodiversity in their community. Teams will produce a plan and recommendations for their community to further engage the local community with the surrounding environment. Student teams will present their ideas/concepts to an authentic audience.

The students’ community may consist of their friends and family, their local community, their school community and/or their global community. Teachers might allocate student teams various environmental community engagement activities to investigate in their community, such as community gardens, nature journaling groups, bird watching, nature walks, business and/or school environmental activities or allow teams to decide on their area of inquiry.