WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation is an Approved Activity Provider for the DofE, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Students can help WDC and complete the volunteering section of their DofE award. We have created a WDC DofE Workbook (available free of charge from the WDC website) to guide and support students while they complete their volunteering section. There are three ways to volunteer - litter picking, spreading the word (campaiging) and fundraising. Students can choose activities from one or more of these three options. Students, guardians and assessors can email WDC here: education@whales.org with any questions along the way. Please let students at your school know about this fantastic opportunity to help whales and dolphins while completing their DofE award.

WDC Whales are Climate Giants Eco Club Do you know children who love everything about the ocean, especially whales and dolphins? Do you want to know where every second breath we takes comes from? The WDC Whale Eco club pack includes 7 x 1-hour discovery and activity sessions for children in Key stage 2. Children will discover why whales are vital for a healthy ocean and how they help combat climate degradation in a big way. The Eco Club resources are perfect for an afterschool environment club, a STEM day, home school resources or a stretch club.

Whales are amazing creatures that are our allies in the fight against climate change. Use these resources to help your class become whale experts! Know your whales powerpoint Know your whale lesson ideas Detailed whale fact pages Whale Top Trump cards Make your own whale Top Trump cards Create your own whale fact pages know your whales one page summaries Whale record breaking facts whale lesson templates

Did you know whales are our allies in the climate crisis? Every second breath we take comes from ocean plants. Whales stir up ocean nutrients and their poo acts as vital fertiliser to help ocean plants grow. This pack shares how important whales and whale poo is in the fight against climate change. The power of poo overview The power of poo fact cards The power of poo posters Whale poo importance infographic KS1 power of poo cards

A pack of resources that can be used to explain our plastic problem to children. Can be used to cover the Marine and waste elements of the Eco school Green flag award. Pack includes a power point to explain plastics, what they are, what they do, the impact they can have and what children can do to help. A comprehensive selection of activities and resources to be used with a class, for home schooling or with a club. Introductory resource guide and power point Litter picking survey and activity Plastics in the home plastics in my lunch box How long do plastics last in the ocean How to reduce plastic use at home and in school How to make plastic free glitter Waste hierarchy

Free resources to cover the Eco school Green Flag resources for Litter and Waste as part of the Keep Britain Tidy award. Ideas and activities for KS1, KS2 and KS3. Links to National Curriculum and Green Flag overview. Further free resources can be found in TES WDCS International to cover the Marine Eco school unit and to accompany the units are resources in a pack on Plastic Pollution.

Free Ideas and activities that can cover the Marine unit of the Keep Britain Tidy Eco-schools Green Flag award. There are activity ideas for KS1, KS2 and KS3, National Curriculum links and an overview about how the Marine unit is structured. Resources to accompany these units can be found in the Free WDC PLastic Pollution resource pack inTES WDCS International. We have also uploaded resources to cover the Litter and Waste units.

This is an ‘Activity Day’ school pack on the ‘Whales are Climate Giants’ theme. The pack is perfect for a whole day of whale activities in the classroom for a STEM day, an end or start of unit activity day, or a one-time event. There are eight engaging activities to set up in the classroom for the children to move from one to another as spaces become available. The Activity Day Pack consists of: An Introduction to the pack Whales are Climate Giants PowerPoint - this can be utilised as an assembly to launch the day or can be referred to intermittently throughout the day. The Activity Day Plan A folder containing eight activity resources. This educational resource is intended for teachers and home schoolers. It guides how to explain to children the importance of saving whales to help combat climate breakdown and what steps they can take to help.

Age group: Years KS2 and Scottish Primary 4 – 7 Discover how whales and dolphins find and catch their food. Explore an ocean food web and find out why whales are so important to the other animals in the web. Think about how humans are part of this food web, and how we can make things safer for whales and dolphins. A free resource pack created by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation. There is a main Power point with guides and video links, curriculum links and resources. Resources available: Power Point Presentation How does this relate to the curriculum? Class activities Build and label an ocean food web Echolocation game How big is a blue whale? Design a safe fishing net ‘Find me a…’ concept check game Check out our website: https://uk.whales.org/whales-dolphins/educational-resources/ for other free resources.

Age groups: Years KS1/KS2 and Scottish Primary 3 – 7 A free pack containing information about plastic pollution for students. Discover the threat that litter and pollution can cause to whales and dolphins, and how long different materials take to break down in the sea. Explore how we can help by looking at what can be recycled, the choices we can make when shopping, and how we might change fishing nets to make them safer. Resources available: Power Point Presentation - with video links and resource links How does this relate to the curriculum? Class activities Echolocation game How long does rubbish take to break down? Shopping choices What can be recycled? Design a safe fishing net

Age groups: Years KS1/KS2 and Scottish Primary 3 – 7 A pack of resources to help children discover how whales and dolphins are adapted to live in their habitats. Explore what they need to be healthy and happy, and how human activity can threaten their habitats. Pack contains: Curriculum links Power point with video links and links to the resources Activities: What lives in this habitat? Whale habitat facts Ocean “musical chairs” How big is a blue whale? Good and bad habitat posters