Romans and Iron-Age life - walking tour with or without worksheets, making shields and mock invasion, 'know your Iron-Age community' game, 'dig in a box' for artefacts
Victorians - trying on clothes and carrying tools, walking tour to Victorian quarry
History trail - find a trail of historic photos
SCIENCE:
Mini beasts/bug hunting - with or without worksheet, can compare mini beasts in 2 different habitats, food chain activity, life cycles, classification activity
Plants and habitats - photosynthesis with worksheets, comparison of different plants in 2 different habitats making predictions. We also have quadrants for surveying plants
Rocks and soils - comparison of different rock types, study of hamstone in-situ (old quarry faces), fossil ID
NATURE:
Mammal tracking - identifying signs of different mammals using tick off sheets for homes, footprints, signs of feeding and faeces!
Nature trail - find a trail of animal photos
Countryside code activities
Walks with collecting/ID activities - scavenger hunts, journey sticks, signs of the seasons walks
Forest skills – shelter building, blindfold games, stealth games
Sensory activities – colour cards, 'un-nature' trail, fistful of sounds
GEOGRAPHY:
Weather studies – using weather measuring equipment to compare conditions in different locations, making predictions
Orienteering
Compass work
Walk with quiz questions
Landscape study - Ham Hill is a great site to look at 'why places are like they are' and 'how and why places change' due to quarrying activity, recreation and weather
ART:
Willow structures
Scrap puppets - making puppets out of junk materials
Various art activities with natural materials, e.g. masks
