Choose your favourite activities below to design your own bespoke full day workshop to suit you and your learners

Week One – A Sustainable Future

• Introduction to sustainability and a more sustainable future
• Sustainability goals exercise set by the UN (KS4 and level 3)
• Identifying areas of improvement of sustainability in the home, work and global
• Differentiation of low-carbon energy and alternative energy
• Introduction to renewable energy sources
• Group research project on a renewable energy
• Group presentation of research
• Discussion

Week Two – Pollution

• Introduction and definition of pollution including primary and secondary pollutants
• Human activity resulting in environmental contamination
• Group research and case studies on either contamination of waterways, gases into the atmosphere, land, accidents and illegal activity
• Presentation on research
• Discussion
• How human health is affected by exposure to pollutants

Week Three – Global Warming

• Differentiation of weather and climate
• How do oceans affect climate?
• Natural factors which affect climate
• Assessing the impact of human activity on the Earth’s climate exercise
• Discussion
• Case studies on historical variations in the Earth’s climate including ice ages, medieval warm period and little ice age (KS4 and level 3)

Week Four – Wildlife Conservation

• Definition of conservation
• Research into the environmental, aesthetic, ethical, social and economic reasons of why conservation of ecosystems are necessary
• Discussion
• Identifying different conservation methods including in-situ and ex-situ conversation
• Research project on a wildlife protection scheme currently being operated.  Learners to research background information about the scheme, methods of conservation and success
• Presentation and peer assessment

Week Five – Build Wildlife a Home

• Outline of the STEM project of building a home for wildlife
• Research what chosen wildlife needs – this could be for hedgehogs, bats, birds, insects etc.
• Design the home
• Produce
• Make information and instruction leaflet for schools
• Presentation of final products

Week Six – Recycle, Reuse, Repair & Reduce

• Introduction to the methods of waste disposal
• Differentiation of recycle, reuse, repair and reduce
• Assessment of own lifestyle to identify where R, R, R & R can be improved
• Share feedback
• Outlie the project of R, R, R & R from an item brought from home with additional materials supplied
• Completion of project
• Presentation of product and assessment of how well it went

Week Seven – Transportation

• Introduction to transportation and the environment
• Describing current transport systems
• How combustion of fossil fuels by transport systems produce air pollutants
• Group research on how pollution from transport systems can affect the environment
• Presentation of research
• Exploring policies that reduce the environmental impact of transportation systems (KS4 and level 3)
• Technological solutions in transport systems that can reduce environmental impact
• Assessment of how behavioural solutions can reduce environmental impact

Week Eight – Earth Watch

• Introduction to the Earth Watch global project and its objectives
• Outline the Earth Watch citizen science projects
• Citizen Science project – Soil quality
• Citizen Science project - Water quality
• Citizen Science project - Worm project 

NOTE: Some activities will involve learners working with tools and mild chemicals.  All risk assessments are available upon request