The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors: Key Stage 2

Provide quality curriculum-linked outdoor education in sustainability and climate change for pupils aged 7-11 with the authors of the bestselling National Curriculum Outdoors series.Designed to bring contemporary issues to life, this book contains everything you need to embed sustainability and climate change into your science curriculum, including key subject knowledge, case studies and a complete set of progressions for Key Stage 2. The detailed lesson plans are based around outdoor activities and are all in line with the Science National Curriculum. The book covers the following:- essential curriculum concepts- how to teach species identification- how to encourage pupils to care for the natural world- full curriculum-aligned lesson plans of outdoor activities, crafted to engage children in their local and global environments- ways to progress pupil's learning through leadership, both in a model science curriculum and through the reformation of their own school grounds.Situating this teaching outside the classroom ensures that the developing concepts and knowledge are grounded in the real world, and outdoor learning also has proven benefits for children’s mental health and wellbeing. The guidance and templates for development planning are underpinned by current research, while vivid case studies bring these ideas to life.