This is a great lesson to link science to real world situations. Microplastics is also a great topic to cover in science lessons or tutor/form time as part of pupils cultural capital curriculum. This microplastics lesson covers what microplastics are, how they enter ecosystems and food webs and their impact. Polymers and bioaccumulation are covered to link the lesson content to biology and chemistry specifications. Tasks included in this lesson Powerpoint are; drawing polymer molecules, bioaccumulation task (which has an optional challenge task), spider diagram task and end of lesson quiz. This is a print free lesson, however tasks can be printed from the Powerpoint slides if table top copies are preferred.

This is a worksheet for BBC Iplayer’s The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet Ep.5 Build a Waste-Free World The worksheet contains 28 questions, the answers of which can be found in the documentary. The documentary looks at the amount of waste humans produce and ways to reduce the amount of waste we produce. Examples of topics looked at include insect farms utilising food waste, developing degradable plastic and people recycling waste from landfills in Ghana. The end of the documentary looks at this years three finalists for the 2021 Build a Waste-Free World Earthshot category. An answer sheet is included which states the times in the documentary where the answers can be found. This documentary links to biology and geography curriculums and the worksheet is a great way to keep pupils engaged when watching the documentary in class, as a homework or curriculum competition.

This is a worksheet for BBC Iplayer’s The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet Ep.3 Clean Our Air The worksheet contains 28 questions, the answers of which can be found in the documentary. The documentary looks at how harmful polluted air can be and strategies to help clean our air, for example Copenhill power station and biophilic design in Singapore . The end of the documentary looks at this years three finalists for the 2021 Clean Our Air Earthshot category. An answer sheet is included which states the times in the documentary where the answers can be found. This documentary links to chemistry and geography curriculums and the worksheet is a great way to keep pupils engaged when watching the documentary in class, as a homework or curriculum competition.