Environmental changes in the news (non-statutory) | Science

Starter quiz

What is the name for the place where a plant or animal lives?
- 'habitat' ✓
Which of these is a type of weather?
- rain ✓
- autumn
- sun ✓
- snow ✓
- August
What do scientists use to measure temperature?
- a ruler
- a rain gauge
- a thermometer ✓
- a measuring jug
When land is covered in water, often from very heavy rain, this is called ...
- a wildfire.
- a heatwave.
- a flood. ✓
Match each of these extreme weathers to the correct description.
- flood
  
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  This is when an area of land is covered with water, especially rain. ✓
- wildfire
  
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  This is a large, destructive blaze that spreads quickly. ✓
- heatwave
  
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  This is at least three consecutive days of above normal temperatures. ✓
What is deforestation?
- when humans plant more trees
- when humans remove trees to use the wood for other purposes ✓
- when animals live in a forest
- when humans remove trees to make space for animals to graze ✓

News reports can be verbal or ______.
- 'written' ✓
A verbal news report is ...
- a newspaper article
- an online news article
- a television news programme ✓
Scientists use news reports to ...
- write conclusions and evaluations.
- share their findings with a wide audience. ✓
- help them to make predictions.
Which of these features should be included in a news report?
- factual information ✓
- character descriptions
- quotes ✓
- headline ✓
- the opinions of the writer
Why are news reports about environmental changes useful?
- They give journalists something to do.
- They contain certain features such as a snappy headline.
- They allow us to make informed choices. ✓
- They can be written or verbal reports.
Which of these would be an appropriate headline for a news report about insect numbers reducing in the UK?
- OMG! Bugs are disappearing! We have to save them now!
- UK insects are disappearing fast and it's so scary.
- UK faces alarming decline in insect population. ✓
- Less insects in the UK- it's not really a big deal.

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News reports can take many different forms, and can be written or verbal.
News reports provide information to a wide audience where scientists can share their findings.
A news report has specific features, including a headline, factual information and quotes.
News reports often include facts or statistics, and avoid using the reporter's own opinion.
Having access to information in the news allows people to make informed choices about their own actions.

Pupils may think that changes to the environment are negative.

Examples of both positive and negative changes to the environment.

News report - A news report gives us information about current events.
Verbal - A verbal presentation is in the form of spoken words.
Quote - To quote someone is to repeat the words they have said or written.
Informed choice - An informed choice is a decision you make when you have all of the information about the decision topic.
Environment - An environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants and animals and the conditions they live in.