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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
Mushrooms |
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See and touch different shapes/sizes/species of mushrooms with an adult. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
Mushrooms |
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Learn that there are many species of mushrooms, and that some are edible and others poisonous. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
Mushrooms |
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Listen to a story about trees talking to each in a forest through the tiny thread like web of fungi that interconnect the roots of the trees throughout the entire forest. Imagine being a tree in the forest - standing in the tree yoga position for example with the other children to make a forest. What messages do you send to each other? |
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Air |
Microclimates |
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Experience different microclimates (e.g. under trees vs in a field, the north vs south facing side of a wall). |
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Air |
Microclimates |
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Draw microclimates/sectors on a map of a site they visit, walking around together discussing where it is warmer/ wetter/ windier/ sunnier etc. |
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Air |
Microclimates |
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On a windy day visit a place which is exposed and compare to an area behind a windbreak (e.g. hedge, trees, fencing). |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Based on your weather measurements for a year, work out which plants are likely to grow well in your location. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Observe changes in the sky/clouds that announce changes in weather. |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Creative writing exercise "If I were the wind - I would ..." |
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Air |
Measuring Weather |
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Work out ways to measure and record different aspects of the weather - the rainfall, wind direction, wind speed, hours of sunlight. |
