Optional outdoor trip

Topics Year 4/5

Objectives

Science

  • Recognise that living things have changed over time.
  • Identify how animals are adapted to their environment.

Geography

  • Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the physical features in the local area using a range of methods.

Lesson Planning

Visit an outdoor site and record animal footprints using drawing, photography and casts.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To record modern animal footprints in the outdoors.
  • To record what type of environment the footprints are found in.

Children will:

  • Apply knowledge of different environments to find footprints.
  • Apply knowledge of animal adaptations to environments to predict what type of animal footprint they might find.
  • Record animal footprints thoroughly.
  • Try to identify any footprints they find.

Provided Resources

  • Finding and recording animal footprints outdoors
  • Animal footprint ID guide

You Will Need

  • Clipboards and pencils
  • Cameras
  • Measures of plaster of paris
  • Measures of water
  • Plastic zip lock bags