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Activity: Habitat Build

Children experiment with building micro-habitats around the school site and then observing them to see if they have been colonised by mini-beasts.

Summary

  1. In groups, children use their School Orienteering Maps to identify locations around the school site.
  2. They collect suitable materials and use them to create a microhabitat for minibeasts.
  3. They follow up at a later stage to observe and identify any minibeasts that have colonised their microhabitat.

    Key Facts

  • Science
  • Key Stage 1
  • Living Things and their Habitats
  • Activity Sheet Download Required
  • Non-orienteering resources
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