International day of forests - primary resources
The United Nations General Assembly announced that 21st March would be the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organise activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.
The theme for 2023 is "Forests and health” focusing attention on all the ways in which healthy forests will bring about healthy people. Forests purify the water, clean the air, capture carbon to fight climate change, provide food and life-saving medicines, and improve our well-being.
These resources, aimed at primary-aged pupils, explore:-
- woodland habitats
- similarities and differences between common trees and plants
- investigating and recording changes in trees across the seasons
- how plants have been used in the past to help with various ailments and how this is reflected in their names.
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Fashionable forests
In this STEM activity pupils will investigate the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees in terms of their foliage and changes across the seasons. This activity includes a presentation outlining the differences between the two types of trees and the opportunity to create a ‘class tree’ where learners...
Put a ring on it
In this STEM activity pupils will have the opportunity to measure the circumference of a tree trunk and use this information and number skills to work out the age of the tree in years. They will then repeat this for other trees and present and discuss their results as a class. This activity supports the teaching of...
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| Subject(s) | Science, Biology, Practical work, Outside the classroom |
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| Age | 5-7, 7-11 |
| Published | 2020 to date |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxhxmc |
