Habitat Explorers School Workshops

Habitat explorers introduces pupils to the incredible wildlife found in their own school environment, building environmental awareness in a memorable way.

This workshop includes a classroom introduction, followed by hands on learning in your school grounds. It can be tailored to suit the outdoor spaces available at your school, such as:

• Playing fields
• Woodland areas
• Ponds
• Overgrown areas, hedgerows and field edges

Workshops will be tailored in collaboration with you. Depending on age group and available habitats, this can include a selection of the following:

• Minibeast hunting
• Pond dipping
• Plant identification and parts of the plant
• Comparison of invertebrate species between habitats
• Plant surveys using quadrats
• Tree identification, sketching and taking rubbings
• Measuring the age and height of trees
• Discovering adaptations to habitat and food chains
• Discovering how you can support wildlife in your grounds

Habitat explorers supports key science curriculum topics including:
•    Living things and their habitats
•    Animals including humans
•    Seasonal change

This workshop is ideal for focus days / weeks, making curriculum learning memorable, outdoor learning / forest school sessions, 'hook' lessons and working towards eco friendly accreditations.

We offer primary science and nature workshops across a variety of topics, including habitats, minibeasts, life cycles, fossil and evolution. Please see our other listings for more details.

All of our workshops include:
•    Hands on science learning
•    An experienced instructor
•    All equipment provided
•    Additional resources to support curriculum topics sent to the school
•    Session specific risk assessments
•    Fun for all!