FoundationYear 1 - 2Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalBiodiversity
Lesson Summary
Students will discover the importance of periods of both light and darkness to living things by exploring how animals within their local area are impacted by artificial light within the environment.
Learning intentions:
Students will:
discover natural and man-made sources of light
explore how people influence the amount of light present in the environment, and how darkness can be valuable to people and animals
explore the impacts that artificial light has on people and animals at night.
Success criteria:
Students can:
identify natural and artificial sources of light
explain how people affect the amount of light in the environment
describe why darkness is important for people and animals, and how artificial light can be harmful at night.