Looking after our environment What does environment mean

Looking after our environment

What does ‘environment’ mean? Everything around us makes up our environment including • the land, • water, • air, • plants and • animals.

Why should we look after our environment? To live, we need air to breathe, food to eat and water to drink. We need our environment to live and we need to look after it.

What we can learn about our environment as we travel? Think about a journey that you made recently. Where were you going? • To school? • To the shops? • To the woods? • To the park? • To see a friend?

How did you travel for this journey? By car? By bus? By bike? By scooter? On foot?

What did you hear on your journey? Were the roads noisy with lots of cars and lorries?

What did you hear on your journey? Or was it quiet and you could hear birds singing?

Did you spot any plants and animals on your journey?

Are roads good for animals and plants? No, the traffic makes the air dirty and the roads are dangerous for the animals to cross.

What can we do to look after our environment? Leave our cars at home for short journeys for • cleaner air, • safer roads • and less noise.

What else can we do to keep our air clean? Ask the adults to switch off their engines when waiting in their cars.

What else can we do to look after our environment? Look after our trees and hedges as these plants help make our air clean and are home to many animals.

What else can we do to look after our environment? Do not drop litter! Put it in the bin or take it home with you so that it doesn’t harm animals.

Explore, protect and enjoy your environment.