The Great Plastic Debate Lesson Plan KS2
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The Great Plastic Debate KS2
A contentious subject designed to get pupils fired up and ready for debate
Duration: 90mins
Curriculum Objectives: 8
Subjects: English, PSHE, Science
Resource Overview
An English lesson where pupils will debate the theoretical motion that the concept of Plastic Free Schools should be disregarded until 2042. This will help pupils to recognise the importance of seeing issues from different stakeholder points of view whilst finding out more about the impact of single-use plastics.
Created by us on behalf of Surfers Against Sewage who kindly gave permission for us to share here.
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Curriculum Objectives
- Articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions.
- Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others.
- Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s).
- Select and use appropriate registers for effective communication.
- Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English.
- Year 5 and 6 (Age 9-11)
- Participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others’ ideas and challenge views courteously.
- Year 4 (Age 8-9)
- Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.
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