The course provides outdoor practical experiences to explore the wide variety of plant and animal life found living in the varied habitats of our nature reserves. Activities provide learning opportunities to focus on the science key stage two programme of study and will include links to other areas of the curriculum.

Course Content:

Identifying different types of habitat.
Different animals are found in different habitats.
Predicting organisms that will be found in a habitat.
Observing the conditions in a local habitat and making a record of the animals found.
Grouping organisms according to observable features.
Using keys to identify local plants or animals.
Posing questions about organisms and the habitat in which they live.
Making reliable observations of organisms.
Identifying the food sources of different animals in different habitats. Identifying the structure of a food chain in a specific habitat.
Animals are suited to the habitat in which they are found.
Most food chains start with a green plant.
Recognising ways in which living things and the environment need protection.
Understanding the importance of releasing any animals back to their habitats.

Activities:

Observing live small mammals, their characteristics and adaptations.
Exploring plant and animal life in meadow and woodland using light meters and collecting plant samples.
Using a quadrat to compare plants found in meadow and woodland.(fair test).
Collecting and recording animals in differing habitats.
Looking for evidence of larger animals.
Learning about the life cycle of the moths found at the centre.
Investigating the importance of camouflage.
Pond and brook dipping to learn about aquatic life and relate this to food chains.
Playing the food web game.

Links to NC:

Science,
Geography,
Numeracy,
Literacy (communication),
PSHE.

Duration:

This can be a half or full day unit and can take place at any time of the year.

Offered by:

Daws Hall and Pelham

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