Earth Day 2025

• LessonUp
• PSHE
• +2
• Primary Education
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• BTEC, GCSE

Introduction

This is a lesson all about 'Earth Day' - a day to recognise climate change and the environmental impact of humans on the planet. The lesson is designed to introduce students to the concepts of climate change, but then highlight the small steps they can take to help impact the situation. This lesson culminates in a group discussion around how they, as a class, can come up with a project to demonstrate climate-forward thinking to the rest of the school - but it is left to the class teacher to decide if and how to implement this! If this lesson has inspired your class to take action, please send us an update on what you have done to [e-mail] - Any pictures or write ups might be shared in a future newsletter around the world!

Instructions

Either teach from the PSHE folder or select the 'save' option to save this lesson to your 'My LessonUp' homepage. 

If you choose to save it, we would encourage you to include some information about how your school or college is helping to reduce it's impact on the environment, and alter the quiz questions to better reflect the levels of your students.

We hope you enjoy the session!

What do you already know about being 'environmentally friendly'?

What does your school do to be environmentally friendly?

This video shares animated clips of students (various ages) speaking about the climate, and what climate change means to them. 

What do you already know about being 'environmentally friendly'?

What do you already know about being 'environmentally friendly'?

What do you already know about being 'environmentally friendly'?

How did that video make you feel?

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Share your thoughts with the class...

Spin the spinner to select a random student to share a quick summary of their thoughts - did the class poll reflect their sentiment, or did they have something new to share?

What is a sustainable lunch choice?

1. Eating fast food every day
2. Using disposable plastic bags
3. Bringing reusable containers for food
4. Buying pre-packaged meals

How can students support the local ecosystems?

1. Planting trees and native plants
2. Removing plants from parks
3. Using harmful pesticides
4. Reducing population of local wildlife

What transportation option reduces carbon footprint?

1. Taking a taxi every day
2. Walking or cycling to school
3. Using public transport once a week
4. Driving in a car

What is one way students can reduce waste?

1. Recycling used paper and plastics
2. Throwing everything in the bin
3. Using single-use plastics
4. Ignoring recycling bins

What is one project you could do as a class to be more eco-friendly this year?

This could either be a whole school project or an in-class project that your students could take responsibility for, for the remainder of the school year!

It's up to you to decide which idea you pick (...and if you do it!) 

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