Project 3 - I saw a hedgehog!

Education Purpose:

• Understanding the geography and ecology of the local area
• Understand and describe complex relationships in a habitat
• To be able to record thinking and findings with a scientific process

Activity 1

(ongoing)

Working with the data collected on the web populate map with sightings

Subject links: Maths and Geography                               

Class:

Y3 - Y6

Teacher led with lesson plans

Activity 2

(60 mins)

Habitat surveys record key features and compare them to the ideal habitats. Record habitats on the map

Subject links: Art and IT                                                   

 Class:

Y4 - Y6

Teacher led with lesson plans

Activity 3

(60 mins)

Improve the school grounds in preparation for your hedgehog. Build insect skyscrapers

Subject links: DT & Science                                                   

Class:

Y1 - Y6

Teacher led with lesson plans

Activity 4

(60 mins)

Create foot print traps to identify and record animals in school grounds

Subject link: Science and  Art                                      

Class:

Y3 - Y6

Teacher led with lesson plans

Activity 5

(ongoing )

Monitor hot spots in local area through web data and plot on large map. Investigate with a field trip to identify possible features  that the hedgehogs are liking. Write up as a formal report.

Subject link: Science  and English                                                          

Class:

Y5 - Y6

Teacher led with lesson plans