Science Sessions

Seasonal Exploration

Key Stage 1

90 minutes £4.50 per pupil

Available: Monday to Friday (February - October)

Join us for a seasonal nature study of Lydiard Park looking for signs of spring, summer and autumn. From catkins in spring to bees and butterflies in summer, and conkers and squirrels in the autumn, these seasonal walks will investigate nature’s evidence for the changing seasons. As they go pupils will collect materials to create collages of the natural landscape to reflect the time of year that they are visiting.

Curriculum Links

Science Unit 2B: Plants and animals in the local environment

Art Unit 2B: Mother Nature, designer

Supports

Scientific Enquiry, Life Processes and Living Things

A Study of Habitats at Lydiard Park

Key Stage 2

90 minutes £4.50 per pupil

120 minutes £5.50 per pupil

Available: Monday to Friday (April - September)

These sessions are designed to develop scientific enquiry and will explore the varied habitats of the natural environment of Lydiard Park. Learn about the importance of insects and mini-beasts and find out what can be done to maintain and enhance different habitats to encourage greater biodiversity.

Create your own session to fit with your specific teaching needs by choosing one of the following for a 90-minute session or two for a 120-minute session:

Pond Life – learn about wet and watery habitats and their residents through pond-dipping and an I-spy style trail, you may even spot a dragonfly!

Bugs Life – go bug hunting and mini-beasting in a variety of different habitats to see what lives out of sight.

Birds, Bees and Butterflies – explore our meadows and grasslands in search of butterflies, bees and other important pollinators.

Curriculum Links

Science Unit 4B: Habitats

Science Unit 5B: Life cycles

Geography Unit 8: Improving the environment

Citizenship Unit 3: Animals and us