Explore Nature for Key Stage 2 at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
KS2 Science Activities
Thinking Like Darwin
Discover through hands-on activities and investigation how Darwin observed that different animals have adapted to their environment and how this can lead to evolution. Discovery what fossils can reveal about the ancient landscape and why it changes, learn how fossils are made and make your own fossil.
Curriculum Links: History, Science – Evolution and inheritance
Available: All year
Maximum group size: 70
Price: See standard charges below
Variation is Everywhere: Darwin’s Investigations
An Outreach Workshop – Bringing discovery to you!
Discover through hands-on activities how Darwin observed that animals are adapted to their environment. See how this can lead to evolution.
Curriculum Links: Science – Evolution and inheritance
1½ hr workshop suitable for 1 class
Cost: £121 + VAT, additional workshops on the same day £60.50 + VAT
Action for Sustainability
Conduct a Sustainability survey, explore renewable energy technology through hands-on experiments and then either debate the impact of these technologies on the landscape or make some recycled paper. Finish with a pledge to make your own lifestyle more sustainable.
Curriculum Links: Geography, Science
Availability: All year
Maximum group size: 35
Cost: See standard charges below
Rocks and Soils
Take a walk visiting different rocks and, using hands-on activities, learn about Shropshire's geological history by creating volcanoes and landslides and piece together a puzzle of an ancient continent. Also get your hands dirty doing a soil investigation.
Curriculum Links: Science – Rocks Yr3, Geography
Availability: March – November
Maximum group size: 70
Cost: See standard charges below.
Rocks and Fossils
Take a walk visiting different rocks and, using hands-on activities, learn about Shropshire's geological history by creating volcanoes and landslides and piece together a puzzle of an ancient continent. Discover what fossils can reveal about the ancient landscape and why it changes, learn how fossils are made and make your own fossil.
Curriculum Links: Science – Rocks Yr3, Geography
Availability: March – November
Maximum group size: 70
Cost: See standard charges below.
Rocks from Shropshire's History
An Outreach Workshop – Bringing discovery to you!
Using hands-on activities, learn about Shropshire's geological history creating volcanoes and landslides and piece together a puzzle of an ancient continent.
Curriculum Links: Science – Rocks Yr3, Geography
1½ hr workshop suitable for 1 class
Cost: £121 + VAT, additional workshops on the same day £60.50 + VAT
From Seed to Plant
Take a flowering plant through its life cycle while having fun solving problems on such subjects as requirements for growth, the functions of different parts of the plant and seed dispersal.
Curriculum Links: Science – Plants Yr3
Availability: March- November
Maximum group size: 70
Cost: See standard charges below
Dinner Time
Discover a new underwater world while pond dipping and/or use forensic evidence to find out what owls eat! Whether prey, predator or producer, our food chain games provide fun for all participants.
Curriculum Links: Science – Animals, including humans Yr3 & 4
Availability: March – November
Maximum group size: 35 for pond dipping option, otherwise 70
Cost: £138 + Vat, for pond dipping. For groups of 36 to 70 £276 + Vat
Food Chains
An Outreach Workshop – Bringing discovery to you!
Using owl pellets, learn about and construct food chains for the owl.
Examine different types of teeth and work out what kind of diets there are adapted for.
Curriculum Links: Science – Animals, including humans Yr3 & 4
1½ hr workshop suitable for 1 class
Cost: £121 + VAT, additional workshops on the same day £60.50 + VAT
Pond vs Meadow
Compare and contrast invertebrates found in pond and meadow habitats, while investigating either classification, adaptation or life cycles.
Curriculum Links: Science – Living things and their habitats Yr4 & 6, Evolution and Adaptation Yr6
Availability: March – Nov
Maximum group size: 64
Cost: £138 + vat per group of up to 35, £276 + vat per group of 36-64
Life Cycles and Habitats
Choose two of three activities: pond dipping to draw the life cycle of different inhabitants, looking for plants that reproduce sexually and asexually,or using four figure grid references to go to 5 locations in the meadows and decide which would be the best location for 5 different creatures, writing or sketching to explain why.
Curriculum Links: Science - Living things and their habitates Yr 4 & 6, Evolution and Adaptation Yr 6
Availability: March - November
Maximum group size: 64 if pond dipping, otherwise 70
Cost: will depend on group size and choices
Bespoke Sessions
Don’t see exactly what you need? Ask us about designing a session for you, covering the parts of the curriculum you require.
Prices
The standard price structure for the led activities are:
25 children or fewer – £105 + VAT
26 to 35 children (or one class, whichever number is larger) – £138 + VAT
36 to 50 children – £210 + VAT
51 to 70 children – £276 + VAT
