--- title: What a child can do for nature — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «What a child can do for nature», a lesson of the biology course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: You do not need to be a grown-up scientist to help wild animals. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/) / What a child can do for nature # What a child can do for nature Lesson 285 of the biology course of Mova's primary school: 19 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/0/) — You do not need to be a grown-up scientist to help wild animals. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/1/) — A messy corner of a garden, a dish of water on a hot day or a small hole in a fence can save lives every night. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/2/) — Think of a hedgehog walking through gardens after dark: it may travel a kilometre or two looking for beetles and worms, and a solid fence is a wall it cannot pass. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/3/) — One hole the size of a CD opens a whole street for it. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/4/) — The best help is often to leave things alone: watch a frog instead of taking it home, and let a baby bird on the ground be fed by its parents. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/5/) — Small choices add up when millions of people make them: lights dimmed at night, food not wasted, native flowers planted, sightings sent to scientists and polite letters sent to the council. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/6/) — Long grass, wildflowers and a log pile give homes to insects, frogs and hedgehogs, so a wild corner holds more life than a tidy lawn. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/7/) — A small hole about 13 centimetres wide, roughly the size of a CD, at the bottom of a fence lets hedgehogs travel between gardens. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/8/) — A shallow dish of water with a stone in it helps birds, bees and hedgehogs in dry summers; the stone lets insects climb out, and the dish should be cleaned often, because dirty water spreads disease; never give hedgehogs milk, which upsets their stomachs. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/9/) — Sea turtles can mistake floating plastic bags for jellyfish and swallow them; litter picks on beaches should be done with gloves and with adults. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/10/) — Bird feeders help most in winter and must be kept clean; bread and salty food are poor food for birds and ducks, because bread fills them up without giving the goodness they need. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/11/) — Wild animals should be watched and photographed, not taken home: a pond frog can die in a tank, and moving frogs between ponds spreads disease. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/12/) — Many baby birds found on the ground are fledglings that have left the nest before they can fly well, and their parents are still feeding them nearby. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/13/) — A fledgling is usually best left alone or put in a bush close by; a rescue should be called only if it is hurt or in danger, for example from a cat. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/14/) — Bright lights at night confuse moths and migrating birds, and baby sea turtles crawl towards lights instead of towards the sea. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/15/) — Native flowers feed local insects best, and some caterpillars can eat only one kind of plant. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/16/) — Apps let children record the animals and plants they see; their photos let experts check what each animal really is and help scientists map where species live. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/17/) — Saving food, water and energy and reusing bottles and bags means less land cleared and less pollution. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/18/) — Councils can make wild verges, plant trees and turn lights down, and many changes start with a polite letter from a child. - ← previous: [Conservation heroes: Attenborough, Goodall, Carson, Maathai and the rangers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers/) - next →: [From field to plate: wheat, flour and bread](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/286-from-field-to-plate-wheat-flour-and-bread/) - ↑ back to [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/)