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This section of Eco Detectives is aimed at 3rd and 4th Class pupils. The enquiries and activities are appealing to children who at this age should be starting to use problem-solving techniques; be receptive to critical thinking and dilemma exercises; and be working scientifically while developing awareness of their social and personal interaction with others.
Make the children feel as if they are real eco-detectives by examining how they travel within their local environment (e.g. their journeys to school); learning about fuel consumption; the effect it has on the environment and how it contributes to climate change (the Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming). Encourage the children to describe everything they see through class discussions and drawings.
It is best to take the children outside when the weather is dry – it makes the whole experience much more pleasant for all concerned. The children can draw pictures of what they see, find and examine; these pictures can then be displayed in the classroom or around the school for all to enjoy!
Contents
Enquiry 10: Journeys in Our Locality
- Investigation 10: What journeys are made in our locality?
Enquiry 11: Journeys in Our Locality
- Investigation 11: Should Seán cycle to school?
Enquiry 12: Journeys in Our Locality
- Investigation 12: How polluted is the air?
Enquiry 13: The Greenhouse Effect
- Investigation 13: The Greenhouse Effect experiment
Enquiry 14: What we get up to!
- Investigation 14a: Things I do
- Investigation 14b: Possible Things To Do
Interactive resource: The Greenhouse Effect explained (also available on CD-ROM)
Fun Stuff