1. Science - Year 3/4B Spring 1
Living Things and their Habitats
Habitat Helpers
Session 6
Task PowerPoint
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2. Getting ready for the Habitat Helpers Fair

3. The fair will need to be interesting and exciting for visitors and at the same time teach them about how habitats can change and what they can do to help save endangered species and take care of the world

4. Polar Habitats
Ocean Habitats
There can be 4 sections at the fair, each with a beautiful collage as its centre piece
British Habitats
Rainforest Habitats

5. Problems with the habitat
Explain the threat of rising temperatures causing the polar icecaps to melt.
Key Words: greenhouse gases, trap heat, carbon dioxide, burning fuels, rising temperatures, climate change, extreme weather
Information about the habitat
Arctic
Antarctic
Explain where it is found, what lives there and why it is special
Polar Habitats
Here are some ideas to help you think about this section of the fair
What can be done?
Explain all the ways that visitors can help stop climate change by saving energy and fuel
Other resources to display
Select some of the posters that were made in Session 3 and some of the greenhouse investigation results and bar graphs and display them
Design some exciting activities
Set up a demonstration, quiz, game or activity to teach visitors about climate change and what can be done to stop it

6. Problems with the habitat
Explain the threat of deforestation.
Key Words: habitat destruction, deforestation, oxygen, carbon dioxide, species, palm oil, grazing, timber, sustainable
Information about the habitat
Explain where it is found, what lives there and why it is special
Rainforest Habitats
Here are some ideas to help you think about this section of the fair
What can be done?
Explain all the ways that visitors can help stop deforestation by not buying products that contain palm oil, or wood unless they come from a sustainable source. Look out for logos
Other resources to display
Select some of the orangutan and Sumatran elephant sheets from Session 5 to display
Design some exciting activities
Set up a demonstration, quiz, game or activity to teach visitors about deforestation and what can be done to stop it

7. Problems with the habitat
Explain the threat of pollution, climate change and particularly the threat of plastics in the seas.
Key Words: oceans, seas, corals, fish, mammals, reptiles, marine life, salt water, plastics, waste, single use plastics, beaches, pollution, reduce, reuse, recycle, litter
Information about the habitat
Explain where it are found, what lives there and why it is special
Ocean Habitats
Here are some ideas to help you think about this section of the fair
What can be done?
Explain all the ways that visitors can help stop the pollution of the oceans by reducing the waste they produce through Reduce , Reuse, Recycle
Other resources to display
Select some of the tables and bar graphs from Session 4 that show how much a typical family throws away in an average week and how much of it can be reduced, reused or recycled. Display them.
Design some exciting activities
Set up a demonstration, quiz, game or activity to teach visitors about plastics in the oceans and what can be done to stop it

8. Other problems with UK habitats
Give information on how changes in land use are affecting wildlife
Other problems with UK habitats
Explain the problems of waste, landfill sites filling up, litter being dropped.
Key Words: changes in land use, increased population, new building, intensive farming, hedgerows disappearing, flowers, bees, butterflies, landfill, litter, reduce, reuse, recycle
British Habitats
Here are some ideas to help you think about this section of the fair
What can be done?
Explain all the ways that visitors can help protect British wildlife.
Other resources to display
Select some of the bee, butterfly and hedgehog sheets from Session 5 to display.
Design some exciting activities
Set up a demonstration, quiz, game or activity to teach visitors about ways to help save UK wildlife and habitats.

9. Try to make your display eye catching and attractive.
Each team should think about how they will share their message with visitors. Here are some ideas:
You could write signs for them to read
Draw or print pictures and write labels
Prepare a talk
Create a quiz, game, activity or demonstration
Try to make your display eye catching and attractive.
Divide into 4 teams – 1 for each habitat. Within each team you will need to share out the tasks.
Remember you are trying to persuade people to make changes in their lives that will help save habitats and wildlife!
Let’s get started!