environmental changes and potential dangers

Environmental Changes and Dangers

Explore how environments can change over time and why these changes matter and learn to recognise natural and human causes of change, understand how habitats can be damaged, and consider the dangers faced by plants and animals.

Target Age: Age 8-11

Lesson Overview

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

  • recognise that environments can change;
  • understand how these changes may pose dangers to living things;
  • develop critical thinking about environmental conservation.

Curriculum Alignment: Year 4 Science: Living things and their habitats

  • recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things

Target Age:

  • Age: 8-11
  • England & Wales: Year 4-6
  • Scotland: Primary 4-6
  • Rep. Ireland: 3rd-5th Class
  • Australia: Grade 3-5
  • USA: Grade 3-5

    Last updated on: February 26, 2026

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