This collection of engaging and simple to use activities will jumpstart students’ understanding of science by taking teaching and learning outdoors and linking it to a specific area of the curriculum. A wealth of practical activities in the book cover all areas from identifying, classifying and grouping to pattern seeking, making observations and comparative and fair testing. This cross-curricular approach encourages teachers to develop useful links with other subjects which support and complement the science.
Key Features
- Links to a range of online resources.
- Over 30 motivating and engaging science activities.
- Cross-curricular links cover the following areas of the curriculum:
- Maths, English, Computing, History, Geography, Music, Art, P.E and Design and Technology.
Additional Information
Jumpstart! Science Outdoors is an essential classroom resource that will encourage the personal development of children and is the perfect solution for helping teachers, teaching assistants and students deliver effective and imaginative science lessons.
Specifications
Contents
1. Adopt a Tree – Saying ‘hello’ to your tree
2. Adopt a Tree – Exploring leaves
3. Adopt a Tree – How much can you find about the tree bark?
4. Mini Collections
5. Nature’s Viewing Frame
6. Amazing Seed Dispersal
7. Modelling Seeds
8. Prickly Holly
9. Alphabet Garden
10. Caterpillar Camouflage
11. Birdsong
12. Feed the Birds
13. Popcorn Feeders
14. Nest Architects
15. It’s Dinnertime!
16. Observing Change Outdoors
17. Natural Weaving
18. Outdoor Skeletons
19. Excavating Bones
20. Dinosaur Dimensions
21. Toilet Roll Paper Timeline
22. Fossil Hunters
23. Invertebrate Micro-Safari Hunt
24. Comparing Micro-Habitats
25. Invertebrate Adaptations - Snails
26. Plant Frames - Quadrats
27. Lie Down and Listen
28. Run-around Sound
29. Shadow Faces
30. Playground Constellations
31. Windy Places
32. Water Cycle
33. Message Magnets
34. Forces Flingers
35. Kites Fly High
36. Land Yachts Ahoy!
37. Skateboarding Scientists
38. Splashdown!
39. Waterproof Roof
40. Bubble – ology
41. Magic Potion Snowballs
42. Awesome Snowflakes
43. Texture Trail
44. Peek – a – Boo Toys
