We have been working hard to develop resources that can be used both in school and at home. The summer term is our busiest term for visits and workshops linked to solar and wind farms. All the schools we support should be able to access the resources below and sometimes donations of additional resources to support your learning in school. Please contact us if you would like any help resourcing or planning your work.
Biodiversity Studies for Home learning and in School |
Using binoculars at a solar farm to identify birds and look for nests.
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Home Learning: Who Lives in your Garden? |
In School: Biodiversity Study of your School Grounds |
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Would you like to know how much wildlife is in your garden or outside areas near your home?
Here is a great project to explore all the living things (biodiversity) around you. This is designed as a home learning project to complement the biodiversity study in schools (below). Teachers you will find curriculum links and background information to help families explore the subject further. Download the Information Sheet and print out the Worksheet. 
Whose footprint is that? A deer? A sheep? A dog? A child?!!
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Our Biodiversity Study is designed for pupils to conduct a survey, using tally charts, of the wildlife on a local site (within their school grounds).
It looks at animal and plant life and provides follow up questions and ideas that a teacher can use with the pupils. Teachers will need to read the relevant session plans for their key stage and print copies of each of the three tally charts. Foundation Stage Session Plan Foundation Stage Powerpoint Key Stage 1 Session Plan Key Stage 2 Session Plan Bird/Mammal Tally Chart Insect Tally Chart Plant Tally Chart 
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Home Learning Project - Design and Make using Household Rubbish
Design + Make your own 'Wind Powered Toy'! |
Competition! Design a Wind Powered Toy |
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We have put together our first home learning activity (which can be done in school too). There is an information sheet with links to further learning resources and a worksheet for children to use to help guide their planning and evaluating.
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Designed as both a stand alone competition or as a follow on activity to the Design + Make a Wind Powered Toy activity, we challenge you to come up with the best wind powered toy design you can imagine. Remember to follow the design brief in the information sheet! KS2
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A Junk Model Toy
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Final Design for a Solar Powered Toy
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