Trips & Workshops
Going in search of bats!
Sometimes, hours spent on Facebook can be productive! I spotted an event on Facebook which I thought we’d enjoy – a Bat Walk in Worsley Woods. This event was free (although donations of £1.50 each were suggested to cover the cost of batteries) and was run by the Salford Ranger Team (Salford Ranger Team | ... Read more
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Natural World | Science | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester
Hedgehogs!
We had the lovely surprise of seeing a hedgehog in our back garden early one morning which got us thinking about how we could best make sure it was okay. We did some research on hedgehogs using a Twinkl comprehension and looked at plenty of things online. We then went to visit a local hedgehog ... Read more
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The Water Cycle in a bag!
As part of our states of matter learning, we looked at the Water Cycle and how we are now drinking water which the dinosaurs would have drunk too! We then tried to show the water cycle in action. It would have been more effective if we’d picked a sunny day but they’re in short supply ... Read more
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Fossil hunting in Whitby
This was Peggy’s rather delayed birthday treat (thank you Covid). We did a fossil hunting trip with Byron from Natural Wonders in Whitby. He gave us loads of tips on how to find fossils and his knowledge was incredible. It was amazing to see actual dinosaur footprints in the rocks and to hold a fossil ... Read more
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Geography | History | Natural World | Science | Trips | UK Trips - rest of UK
Boat races in the bath
The girls decided they wanted to build boats out of Lego to see which ones would float/sink and go the fastest. There was me thinking it was the summer holidays! There wasn’t really any scientific basis for how the boats were designed. Peggy went with a catamaran-style affair for her Lego Friends, whereas Aggie went ... Read more
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Owl pellets
We bought some owl pellets from The Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (sadly they don’t appear to sell them any more, but pellets are available elsewhere). They were only £3 each and came with tweezers, full instructions and bone identification charts. It kept us entertained for a good couple of hours so it’s a bargain activity! We ... Read more
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Sun Oven
We thought we’d make the most of the amazing weather by making a sun oven. Our mission was to melt some marshmallows to make smores. We turned a normal cardboard box into an oven by lining it with foil and insulating the sides with newspaper. We then angled the lid in such a way as ... Read more
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Heart dissection
Aggie is a budding surgeon and so we bought a lamb’s heart from the butchers for her to dissect – it was a bargain at 49p! We watched a few YouTube videos of how best to do it (this was a good one Lamb’s heart dissection – YouTube) and then she just got stuck in. ... Read more
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