How Do We Farm for a Better World?
KS3 Resources
8 WEEKS / 8 LESSONS
Core Subject Links:
- Science KS3 – detailed mapping to Biology (selective breeding, food chains, biodiversity, ecosystems, animal interdependence and reliance on insects for food security), Chemistry (fertilisers), and Working Scientifically
- Geography KS3 – human and physical geography, including farming systems, land use, sustainability, and resource management
- Citizenship KS3 – rights and responsibilities, sustainable development, community cohesion, and democracy
Cross-Curricular Opportunities: Design & Technology, Computing, English, PSHE
Additional Coverage:
- Sustainable Development Goals alignment
- British Values
- SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development)
- Key skills development across curriculum areas
- Assessment opportunities and differentiation strategies
- Progression from KS2 to KS4
SDG Links SDG2 Zero Hunger, SDG 3 Health and Wellbeing, SDG12 Responsible Consumption SDG 13 Climate Action SDG15 Life on Land and SDG17 Partnership for the Goals
LESSON PLAN
row of two:
- teacher guide
- parent guide
2 rows of 4
- What Does Farming Look Like?
- Selective Breeding & Food Chains
- Soil, Crops & Biodiversity
- Is Nature- Friendly Farming the Future?
- What are Community Farms?
- Can Community Farms Feed People?
- How Can We Communicate These Ideas?
- Can Schools Play a Role?
row of 3:
- Teacher Guide_ Using The Ks3 Glossaries
- GLOSSARY
- KS3 REVISION & GAMES GLOSSARY
INCLUDED
Eight lesson plans
Eight slide decks
Teacher guidance
Parent guide
Student glossary and activities
THE 8-LESSON PROGRESSION
- What does farming look like?– Challenging assumptions; introducing sentience and farming systems.
- Selective breeding & food chains– Applying biology to efficiency, ethics and sustainability.
- Soil, crops & biodiversity – Understanding ecosystems and human impact.
- Is nature-friendly farming the future? – Comparing chemical-intensive, organic and vegan organic systems.
- What are community farms? – Exploring social, ethical and local food solutions.
- Can community farms feed people? – Scale, realism and technology.
- How can we communicate these ideas? – Creating a video to synthesise learning.
- Can schools play a role? – Translating learning into civic action and collective responsibility. Practical growing projects connect students directly with nature and food production.
COPYRIGHT & USAGE
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