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Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack

Updated: 13 Nov 2026

Help students deepen their understanding of how human activities affect the natural world with this engaging Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 10 Pages
Years: 4 - 6

Curriculum

VC2S4H02

Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions
VC2S6H02

Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people's lives
VC2S6U01

The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment
VC2S4U03

Consumers, producers and decomposers have different roles and interactions within a habitat; food chains can be used to represent feeding relationships <ul> <li>describing how animals, including humans, obtain their food from plants and other animals</li> <li>observing living things in a local habitat and categorising them as producers, consumers or decomposers</li> <li>researching the different types of decomposers and the importance of these within a habitat</li> <li>representing feeding relationships of producers and consumers as a food chain and comparing food chains across different habitats</li> <li>investigating the impact of introduced predators such as foxes on small mammal species in Australia</li> <li>researching how the removal of a food source from within a habitat, such as through an insect or rodent infestation, affects other living things within that habitat</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack

Updated: 13 Nov 2026

Help students deepen their understanding of how human activities affect the natural world with this engaging Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 10 Pages
Years: 4 - 6

Help students deepen their understanding of how human activities affect the natural world with this engaging Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack.

Explore Environmental Change With This Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack

Help students deepen their understanding of how human activities affect the natural world with this engaging Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack. Through comparison activities and assessment tasks, students investigate topics such as deforestation, agriculture, pollution and urbanisation while examining how these activities affect ecosystems, wildlife, climate and weather. This Humans and the Environment Worksheet Pack encourages learners to think critically about environmental challenges and explore practical solutions, including reforestation, renewable energy, waste reduction and sustainable land-use practices.

Students will also investigate important environmental concepts such as greenhouse gases, acid rain, algae blooms, microplastics, urban heat islands and the impacts of pollution on living things.

Put Understanding to the Test With This Human Impact Assessment

Assess student understanding of environmental science concepts with this comprehensive Human Impact Assessment. Students demonstrate their knowledge of human impacts on ecosystems, climate change, pollution and sustainability through a variety of engaging question types.

Download Includes:

Human activities comparison worksheet
Multi-part assessment

This resource is designed to pair with our Humans and the Environment PowerPoint.

Download These Human Impact Worksheets

Need to make adjustments before assigning this resource? These human impact worksheets are available in both printable and digital formats. To access the editable version, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose between the printable PDF and editable Google Slides formats, making it easy to customise the resource for your students’ needs.

This resource was created by Amanda Elkins, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

Extend Learning With Environmental Sustainability Activities

Looking for ways to deepen student understanding? Pair this resource with additional environmental sustainability activities that encourage students to investigate local environmental issues, analyse sustainability solutions and explore how communities can reduce their impact on the planet.

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Curriculum

VC2S4H02

Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions
VC2S6H02

Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people's lives
VC2S6U01

The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment
VC2S4U03

Consumers, producers and decomposers have different roles and interactions within a habitat; food chains can be used to represent feeding relationships <ul> <li>describing how animals, including humans, obtain their food from plants and other animals</li> <li>observing living things in a local habitat and categorising them as producers, consumers or decomposers</li> <li>researching the different types of decomposers and the importance of these within a habitat</li> <li>representing feeding relationships of producers and consumers as a food chain and comparing food chains across different habitats</li> <li>investigating the impact of introduced predators such as foxes on small mammal species in Australia</li> <li>researching how the removal of a food source from within a habitat, such as through an insect or rodent infestation, affects other living things within that habitat</li> </ul>

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