Eden Education: Biodiversity Study

This activity provides a series of worksheets helping you explore the wildlife of biodiversity of your school grounds or a solar farm. You could run it as one hour long session or break it up into a longer project.


Biodiversity StudY: FS

 

Year level: Reception
Curriculum areas: Understanding the World
Materials: Clipboard, pencil, magnifying jar/glass, pooters, camera

The study will focus on insect, animal, bird and plant life by conducting a survey at a local solar site using tally charts on the living things.


BIODIVERSITY STUDY Powerpoint: FS

Year level: Reception
Curriculum areas: Understanding the World
Materials: -

Powerpoint used to identify wildlife during study.


biodiversity study - plant and bug hunt: FS

Year level: Reception
Curriculum areas: Science
Materials: Tally chart, clip board, pencils, magnifying jar/glass, pooter

This plant and bug hung will get students to conduct a survey, using tally charts, of the wildlife on a local site. This will look at insect, animal, bird and plant life.


BioDIVERsity Study: KS1

Year level: 1-2
Curriculum areas: Science: Plants, All Living Things
Materials: Clipboard, pencil, magnifying jar/glass, pooters, camera

The study will focus on insect, animal, bird and plant life by conducting a survey at a local solar site using tally charts on the living things.


Biodiversity study: KS2

Year level: 3-6
Curriculum areas: Science: Plants, All Living Things
Materials: Clipboard, pencil, magnifying jar/glass, pooters, camera, iNaturalist App, white sheet and brush

The study will focus on insect, animal, bird and plant life by conducting a survey at a local solar site using tally charts on the living things.


Biodiversity Study: Spring plant Tally chart

Spring plant tally chart to use with biodiversity study.


Biodiversity study: Autumn plant tally chart

Autumn plant tally chart to use with biodiversity study.


biodiversity study: Invertebrate tally chart

Invertebrate tally chart to use with biodiversity study.


Biodiversity study: bird and mammal tally chart

Bird and mammal tally chart to use with biodiversity study.