Be a minibeast habitat explorer delivery guide
A delivery guide for teachers giving background to the challenge and providing suggestions for how to use the resources.
How can I use this with my class?
In this real-world challenge, pupils find out what minibeasts are, where they live, and what they need to survive. Use the delivery guide to make sure you know how to use the resources.
Guide your pupils through the challenge presentation that explores virtual gardens and the various minibeasts that can be found to set them up for an outdoor survey on their school grounds. Finally, the self-check sheets can be used to guide pupil reflection.
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Be a minibeast habitat explorer presentation
In this challenge, pupils become ecologists as they find out about minibeast habitats before they conduct a survey in their school grounds.
Minibeast ID sheet
Use this ID sheet and key to help pupils identify the minibeasts they find in their school grounds.
How to build a minibeast hotel
Simple, clear instructions for how to build a variety of minibeast hotels.
Minibeast survey activity sheet
Pupils can use this sheet to record the number of minibeasts they find and where they found them, whilst suveying their school grounds.
Be a minibeast habitat explorer self-check
A skills and knowledge self-assessment sheet for pupils to use after they have completed the 'Be a minibeast habitat explorer' challenge.
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Meet an ecologist video (primary)
Watch Jen, an ecologist, talking about her job and using special equipment to observe and identify minibeasts in a variety of microhabitats.
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