Living more sustainably
Love it for Longer: We are so proud of the steps we have already taken to reach our sustainability goals and look forward to sharing our achievements. Whether you are planning to visit the zoo or creating a project at school, we’ve created these activities to help your pupils learn about sustainability.
Reducing waste:
One of the biggest environmental impacts on our planet is the amount of packaging we use and the amount of waste we produce. Have a look at our, “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” resource. Get to grips with how waste needs to be sorted so we can pick out what can be recycled.
Reduce, reuse, recycle resource
Approximately two million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day and it is thought that most of the plastics found littering the ocean actually come from on land. Explore how long it takes everyday items to break down with our eye opening “decomposition resource.”
We are very proud of the steps we’ve taken so far towards reaching our sustainability targets. You can learn all about this in our comprehension task, “Protecting the Environment”
Protecting the environment resource
Now time to have a look at, “How much do we throw away?” Take stock of the waste produced at school or at home.
How much do we throw away? resource
The best thing we can do is to collectively reduce our impact and the amount of waste we produce, but whose responsibility is it? Our “Plastics debate” is the perfect conversation starter to discuss the issue with students. Perfect for an assembly or class debate.
Finally, if we can’t reuse or reduce it, why not recycle it – have a go and making a plant pot out of an old bottle. This will be a perfect way of seeing how much water your plants need in, “How to make a bottle plant pot”
How to make a bottle plant pot resource
Sustainable lunch:
Feeling peckish, why not make use of our sustainable food resources. Our create your own ”beeswax wrap resource” is a perfect activity for an art and design lesson.
We’re always looking make the most of our leftover food at the zoo. Why not be inspired by our chefs? You can watch our recipe videos below:
Or share the recipe cards:
Love your leftovers – Root out your vegetables
Love your leftovers – Terrific Tomatoes Recipe Card
Love your leftovers – Breadcrumbs Recipe Card
Love your leftovers – Beautiful Bananas Recipe Card
Love your leftovers – Extra Recipes
Can your pupils be inspired to create their own recipes with their own leftovers back home?
What happens next?
Well that’s up to us – the more we can live more sustainably, the better the outcome for our planet.
We have loads more resources to help talk about living more sustainably. If you’re exploring together as a school, we have created a Love it for Longer virtual workshop to complement these resources and engage your learners with sustainably. Contact our team to find out more.