Ecosystems
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, pupils will be able to:
✔ Describe what an ecosystem is
✔ Identify major world habitats
✔ Explain how plants and animals depend on each other
✔ Understand how food chains and webs work
✔ Describe how ecosystems can change over time.
Explore the World’s Ecosystems in Virtual Reality
Take your pupils on a global adventure with our Ecosystems VR Workshop. Using immersive virtual reality, children explore a range of habitats — from rainforests and deserts to oceans and grasslands — and discover how plants and animals depend on each other to survive.
This workshop transforms complex scientific ideas into clear, visual, and memorable experiences.
What Is the Ecosystems VR Workshop?
The Ecosystems VR Workshop is a fully guided, curriculum-aligned VR experience designed for KS2 pupils. Using VR headsets, pupils can:
🌿 Visit real-world habitats around the planet
🦁 Observe how animals adapt to their environments
🌧️ Understand the role of climate and weather
🔗 See how food chains and food webs work
🌍 Learn what happens when an ecosystem changes
The session is safe, engaging and led by trained facilitators.
What Will Pupils Learn?
🌿 What Is an Ecosystem?
Understand how living and non-living things interact within a habitat.
🌎 Global Habitats
Explore major ecosystems including:
Rainforests
Oceans
Deserts
Grasslands
Polar regions
Woodlands
🦁 Plants and Animals
Discover how organisms adapt to survive in different environments.
🔗 Food Chains & Food Webs
Learn how energy moves through an ecosystem and what happens when a species is removed.
🌡️ Climate & Environmental Changes
See how weather, climate and human activity affect ecosystems worldwide.
Curriculum Links
Science
✔ Identify how animals and plants are adapted to their habitats
✔ Understand food chains and the roles of producers, predators and prey
✔ Explore how environments can change naturally or due to human impact
Geography
✔ Identify key physical features such as climate, biomes and vegetation belts
✔ Compare habitats around the world
Cross-Curricular Links
English — report writing and persuasive texts
Maths — interpreting data and graphs
Art — drawing animals and habitats
PSHE — environmental responsibility
Book the Ecosystems VR Workshop
Bring the natural world to life with our Ecosystems VR Workshop.
📩 Contact us to book
📅 Flexible dates available
🏫 Delivered directly in your school
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This workshop will last approximately 45 minutes.
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Students will have their own individual headset in order to maximise the immersive experience.
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This workshop is suitable and can be adapted for KS1 - KS3 students.