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The NatureStation in school curriculum

click to zoomUtilising and harnessing the nature found around us, the NatureStation can provide not only a valuable aid in getting children to understand nature, but can also provide a complete set of lesson-based, curriculum-friendly projects for children to undertake.

Key features:

Science


  • Mini-beasts topic
  • Sounds
  • Materials
  • Light & dark
  • Life cycles
  • Food chains
  • Identifying plants, animals, bugs & species
  • Study of quantity and changes over time
  • POC - Protection of Creature

PHSE


  • Caring for animals
  • Animal behaviour
  • Social interaction between children
  • Maintaining the environment
  • Encouraging growth
  • Awareness of the animal/plant natural environments, such as hedgerows, woodland etc.

Geography


  • Weather
  • Habitats
  • Animal habits
  • Climates
  • Native species and environments

History


  • Charles Darwin/evolution
  • Animal and insect history
  • Young exploration
  • Bug finding expeditions
  • Extinction
  • Ancestory

ICT


  • Digital photography
  • Movie making
  • Online research
  • Creating fact sheets
  • Create a website
  • Create a slideshow
  • Data collection
  • Digital microscope 

Maths


  • Data collation and interpretation
  • Charting
  • Rain collection and measurement
  • Charting weather trends
  • Maximum/minimum temperatures

Design & Technology/Art


  • Design a 'wedge'
  • Design a 'module'
  • Nests & homes, habitat design
  • Bird feeders
  • Model making
  • Sculpture
  • Drawings/anatomy
  • Patterns in nature

After-school clubs


  • Monitoring progression
  • Active involvement with animals
  • Maintenance of habitats
  • POC (Protection of Creature)
   
   

 

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