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Using Your Wildlife Feature Wild Flower Meadow Activities and Links to the National Curriculum English En1 Speaking and listening – Prepare and deliver a presentation about the importance of the wildflower meadow in your school grounds. Use the area as a place for careful observation and oral descriptions. Listen to and perform poems inspired by life in the meadow. There will be opportunities for group discussion, presenting ideas verbally and following oral instructions. En2 Reading – Including reading for information (e.g. sowing and aftercare instructions), investigating a range of texts and literature including poetry and fiction. (e.g. The Butterfly Lion) En2 Writing – Including writing for a range of purposes – diaries (e.g. of the development of the meadow or writing as a bee/butterfly visiting the meadow). Letters (to garden centres and parents asking for donations of seed and time). Write interpretation boards giving information about the meadow. Write instructions about seed collection, sowing and growing own plants for the meadow. Be inspired by the peace of the meadow to write poems about the wildlife. Mathematics Ma2 – Number and algebra – Opportunities for counting plant species found in quadrats, for estimating (e.g. how many plants in a certain area), for comparison with playing field. Using and applying numbers, fractions, percentages (e.g. the percentage of plant species). Calculating and problem solving all in real life contexts (e.g. Amount of seed needed). Ma3 – Shape, space and measures – Measuring (e.g. heights of plants and size of flowers), consider shape, pattern and symmetry in leaves. Ma4 – Handling data – Process, represent and interpret data, from and about the meadow (e.g. recording variety, heights and sizes of plants and creatures using appropriate graphs and recording information about the weather and temperatures). These findings could be used year on year to show how plant numbers and creatures vary with time. Science Sc1 – Scientific enquiry – Lots of opportunities for this (e.g. how plants grow in light or shade, with or without water, which plants best attract bees/butterflies etc). Learn how to use sweep nets to collect and study mini-beasts. Sc2 – Life Processes and Living Things – Green plants – Learning about plants, their structures, how they produce food by photosynthesis, grow, breathe and reproduce. The effect of light, air, water and temperature on plant growth. Look at the life cycles of plants including pollination and seed dispersal. Sc2 – Variation and Classification – Identify plants and mini-beasts, making and using classification keys. Sc2 – Living things in their environment – Learn about plant adaptations (e.g. rosette plants). The role of the plants in the food chain and feeding relationships in the habitat. Sc3 –Materials and their properties – Grouping and classifying materials- Describe and group soils based on their characteristics. Sc3 – Separating Mixtures of materials – Separate soil particles of different size by sieving. Sc4 – Vibration and sound - The sounds produced by bees and other visiting insects. Sc4 –The earth and beyond – Seasonal change, light and shadows. History Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Tudors, Victorians – Use the meadow to look at the history of farming. Compare current farming methods with traditional practices. Geography Enquiry and skills – Draw scale maps and plans of the meadow. Describe places and say why they might change. Understanding environmental change – How unused land can be managed to attract wildlife. Make plans for sustainable development of school grounds. Art and design Many opportunities for observational drawing, colour mixing, painting, sculpture and printing. Make models of flowers using recycled materials. These can be used to attract insects. Look at the way different artists from different eras have portrayed flowers. (e.g. Van Gogh) Weave long meadow grass and make collages from meadow plant material. Design and make well-dressings from meadow plant materials. Use flowers and wildlife as a starting point for design. Design and technology Work collaboratively to design, make and evaluate scarecrows to hinder birds from eating newly scattered seed. Useful links with lots of ideas and activities http://www.nwc.org.uk http://www.rhs.org.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/plant_life_cycles/play.shtml http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/schools-resources.php http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/grassland/index.html http://www.botanicalkeys.co.uk/flora/ http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildsquare/ School Field Plant Survey Record Card How Many Different Plants? Write the name of each different plant in a separate box. Draw the leaf/flower if you prefer. School Field Plant Survey Record Card How Many Different Plants? Write the name of each different plant in a separate box. Draw the leaf/flower if you prefer. Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Identification Key for Grassland Invertebrates Derbyshire Wildlife Trust My Invertebrate Recording Sheet Derbyshire Wildlife Trust My Plant Recording Sheet