Activity 4 - Conservation Around The World
This activity links to
global goals 14 and 15.
We held an assembly to teach the whole school and our grown ups about the importance of conservation.
We then shared our work with our partners in Nigeria. This is what we received in return.
There are a number of endangered species, both plants and animals. Some examples are sea turtles, pangolins and vultures.
Flora (Flowers) and Fauna (Animals) are lost mostly to urbanisation.
Our Thoughts
Jax-Joe - Turtles, baboons and rhinos are endangered. So are bald vultures.
Aleena - I learned about their endangered animals and it was completely different from ours. I learned that people are destroying plants and animals and I also didn’t know that elephants are endangered.
Scarlett - I learned about their endangered animals and that flora means flowers and that their endangered animals are different to ours.
Max - Turtles, monkeys and pangolins are endangered animals in Nigeria.
Reggie - I learned about Nigeria’s endangered animals, about flora and fauna and about what urbanisation is.
Kian - I learned what urbanisation is and that Nigerian endangered animals are different to ours.
Robert - I learned about some new endangered animals.
Ayla - Their endangered animals are very different to ours.
Freya - I learned about turtles, monkeys and elephants. They are all in danger in Nigeria.
Myla-May - In Nigeria, they have different endangered animals to us. I also learned that their school looks different.
Colbie - I have learned that the school has pets and a swimming pool. I also found out that flora means flowers and fauna means animals. Finally, urbanisation is people destroying animals' homes to make houses for people.
Clark - I have learned what different endangered animals they have in Nigeria.
Ruth - We have learned that people in both countries are destroying nature. We have also learned that elephants are in danger of extinction in Nigeria.
Staff comments
I think this has been a valuable learning experience. Year 4 enjoyed learning about conservation around the world and why it is important and also finding out about the animals that are at risk or endangered in the UK.
We were very excited to get a response from our partner school and have enjoyed seeing just how different the school is compared to our own. The children all said they wish we had included some information and pictures about our own school and area for the children in Nigeria.
It was exciting to learn about the different types of animals that are endangered, especially the pangolin. A lot of the children looked online to find out about them. They all loved the idea of turning “trash to treasure” and thought it was a great way to get a message across about caring for our planet.
Mrs Howes