This activity aims to provide teachers with a resource which will help them to raise some of the environmental science issues relating to the preservation of peat bogs with their pupils. It is written for pupils at CfE second level but it could be modified to be used with younger or older pupils.
This activity could be used when pupils are studying plants and the environment and could be combined with a more general resource – Let’s Talk Plants which aims to encourage pupils to discuss some of the issues and conflicts associated with preserving forests, providing habitats for wild animals within farmland and the importance of plants in the oceans.
This activity supports the following CfE outcomes:
We strongly recommend that initially you look through the Teacher Guide and then access the other files as required. The following files are provided:
Teacher Guide, Pupil sheets, A3 cards (a set of pictures of 3 different environments each of which highlights the importance of plants. These cards are available in two versions (with and without text) Supporting PowerPoint and An A1 poster related to this activity.
They can be downloaded from the tiles below
From the second row of tiles below, you can download pupil, teacher and technician guides that describe a range of practical work that can be carried out to enhance the learning experience about boglands.
Peatlands Pupil Guide, Peatlands Teacher Guide, Peatlands Technician Guide and a Discussion activity