Further Development of Environmental Learning Spaces

After looking at the examples in the previous post I have decided that two of the main exhibition / learning spaces will teach the students visiting about Climate Change and Energy Use and therefore go on to look at Natural Distasters. In relating back to the video that we watched last week I think that while teaching the students these serious and important issues they still need to be taught in a way that is creative and fun. The inclusion of natural disasters will hopefully engage the students as they will be looking at such things as Cyclones, Tornados, Tsunamis, Floods and Fires, all topics that can be taught in a really interesting way. 
Examples of movies that have been about natural disasters (to an exaggerated extent)
1st Learning Area:
Focused on Climate Change, Energy Use and Natural Disasters that are a product of these
Some Possible Activities for students:
- Analysing their schools electricity bill for last 21 months
- Calculating how much electricity they are using
- Presentation on energy use, where electricity comes from
- Explain greenhouse effect
- Explain climate change_ explain effects of climate change
- Explain different types of natural disasters (this area will interest kids greatly)
- Measure energy devices and different appliances used in their school 
- Identify and record wastage
- Developing strategies for the school and in their daily lives

The best learning method for this type of subject would be interactive, team work type things.
The students can be engaged through an interactive learning centre space that is based on the natural disasters that are caused by climate change and energy use. The area will aim to be exciting but also not too distracting for the students to learn in.

2nd Learning Area:
Focused on Biodiversity and Extinct Animals
Some Possible Activities for Students:
- Explain biodiversity
- Highlight species extinction rates and implications for life on earth
- How to measure biodiversity
- Assess their schools habitiat and garden areas 
- Look at the potential biodiversity of these areas in their school
- Examine their schools environment from an aerial view (google earth) and look at further ways to increase the health of local habitats
- Explain possible further ways to improve the schools grounds in relation to biodiversity
- Students will then receive a post-visit report that outlines each of the findings


The students will be engaged in this area of learning through the incorporation of the animals into the sessions. Live animals that are nearing extinction will be living in the aquarium and aviary in order to show the students and also to help in reducing their severity of extinction with possible breeding centres. Other larger animals that are nearing extinction will be brought in to show the children how real the subject is and the implications on these animals in regards to biodiversity.


It is important to create exciting and interactive modes of learning to successfully teach the students that will be using the centre. Using these two previous subjects I think it will be possible to excite and entice the children into learning about Natural Disasters and Animal Extinction.