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ACTIVITY 1 RESOURCE SHEET: MATCHING CARDS

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ACTIVITY 1 RESOURCE SHEET: MATCHING CARDS

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ACTIVITY 1 RESOURCE SHEET: MATCHING CARDSACTIVITY 1 RESOURCE SHEET: MATCHING CARDS

GATHERING IDEASOur names

Today we went to

SHAPED FOR SURVIVAL1 Can you find the following shapes in nature?

circle

shaped like a trumpet

triangle

shaped like a bowl

spiral

Other amazing shapes we discovered. Draw them here.

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ACTIVITY 2 RESOURCE SHEET 1: GATHERING IDEAS

ON A HUNT FOR TEXTURES

FUNCTIONS IN NATURE

A RAINBOW OF COLOURS

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4

3

Can you see something that is:

Can you find something that:

How many different colours can you see?

rough

flies

hard

climbs

soft

glides with the wind

wrinkled

produces bright colours

shiny

crawls

soggy

runs

crumbly

opens and closes

prickly

red pinkyellow purpleorange bluewhite

SOUNDS WE CAN HEAR

OTHER AWESOME THINGS WE SAW

5

6

blowing wind creaking

rustling leaves

singing birds

buzzing bee

bubbling water

Draw them here.

Sticking to things (e.g. cocklebur)

Recycling waste (e.g. beetles, fungi)

Flying (e.g. bird)

Climbing (e.g. squirrel)

Ability to repair (e.g. tree trunk)

Making materials (e.g. spider’s web, conker from horse chestnut tree)

Using the sun’s energy (e.g. plants making food)

Building a home (e.g. bird’s nest)

Moving (e.g. worm burrowing through the soil)

Keeping warm (e.g. furry animal)

ACTIVITY 2 RESOURCE SHEET 2: WHAT ANIMALS AND PLANTS CAN DO

All photos: iStock

ACTIVITY 3 RESOURCE SHEET: THE LIFE CYCLE OF A MOBILE PHONE

THE LIFE CYCLE OF A MOBILE PHONE

All photos: iStock

ACTIVITY 3 RESOURCE SHEET: THE LIFE CYCLE OF A MOBILE PHONE ANSWER SHEET

THE LIFE CYCLE OF A MOBILE PHONE

2 FACTORY 5 IN THE BIN

1 MINING MATERIALS 4 USER

3 IN THE SHOPS 6 RECYCLING

ACTIVITY 4 RESOURCE SHEET: OUR DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE

OUR DESIGN FOR THE FUTUREINSPIRED BY NATURE

OUR NAMES

THINK ABOUT:What is it for?What is it made of?How is it powered?

FARMING AS NATURE DOESACTIVITY 5 RESOURCE SHEET: FARMING AS NATURE DOES

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