Adaptation Lesson Plan: Darkness Dwellers - Adaptations

A outdoor lesson plan in which primary school pupils imagine the world without any light, drawing inspiration from the natural world.

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Children are asked to imagine the world without any light. Drawing from nature for ideas and inspiration, they design ‘stick people’ with special features and powers to live in a world of darkness. The lesson is best done in a woodland or other natural environment, with an optional extension back in the classroom.

Objectives and curriculum links
This lesson enables students to:

• Explore how nocturnal animals are adapted to live in their dark environment.
• Consider how humans, in the absence of light, may use their other senses to navigate and understand the world.
• Demonstrate their learning in their design and creation of a Darkness Dweller.