Our 7-11 Years lessons, or Quests, are intended to enhance learning about issues concerning the world’s rainforests and climate change .The Quests are interactive and designed to provoke further questioning and investigation by children. To see how the lessons link to the national curriculum and the subject areas they cover, please see our curriculum matrix.

But you don’t have to be in the UK or following the UK national curriculum to use them!

These lesson ideas will help you achieve Eco-Schools awards in the UK. All lessons indicate that environmental issues have been covered in curriculum areas. Lesson 6 counts as a minor Eco-Schools project. Lesson 10 counts as a major Eco-School project. Learn more...

7-11 Years Rainforest Quests:

1. A Letter to the Local Paper  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To read and respond to a letter in the newspaper on the topic of rainforest conservation.
Time: 2 sessions plus homework
Group Size: Individuals, pairs or groups

2. Planning and Implementing A School / Locally Based Project  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To plan and implement a school-based project designed to raise awareness of the rainforest issue amongst members of the school and local community.
Time: 2 sessions to decide on the project
Group Size: 3-5

3. Rainforests and Their Importance - A Poster  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To design a poster in support of rainforest conservation.
Time: 1 session minimum
Group Size: Small groups

4. Biodiversity and Its Importance  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To design a poster which explains biodiversity in the rainforest and why it is an important issue.
Time: Minimum 1 session
Group Size: Small groups

5. Posing Powerful Questions on Rainforests and Climate Change [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To devise powerful questions to be put before our team of rainforest experts.
Time: Minimum 1 session
Group Size: Small groups

6. A Rainforest Exhibition  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To work as a class in order to produce an exhibition on the rainforest.
Time: At teacher's discretion
Group Size: Individuals, pairs or groups

7. A Rainforest Expedition  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: To decide what equipment would be necessary to undertake a 2 week exploration of the Amazon rainforest.
Time: Minimum 2 sessions
Group Size: Small groups

8. A Rainforest Publication for a Target Audience  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: Design and produce a mini pamphlet that will provide a range of information on the rainforest.
Time:
Group Size: Small groups

9. Design A Bromeliad  [view online] / [download as pdf]
Task: Using only recyclable materials, design a bromeliad-type structure capable of capturing rainwater and falling debris.
Time:  Minimum 1 session
Group Size: Pairs or small groups

10. Action Plan for a Long-Term Project  [view online] / [download as pdf] 
Task: Plan and design a long-term community-based project which will focus public attention on The Prince’s Rainforests Project.
Time:  Open-ended
Group Size: Individuals, pairs, groups or whole class

Eden Project: Design A Plant  [view online] / [download as pdf] 
Task: The challenge is to design a plant adapted to cope with a particular climate and it's predicted future conditions.

ActionAid: Climate Hero - Solomon's Story  [view online] / [download as pdf]
When Hurricane Noel hit Solomon's Haitian community in October 2007, his family lost everything. Use these lesson ideas to learn about deforestation and how some people are working to plant and protect trees.