Velcro
Velc
ro /
iSto
ck
Gecko’s foot
Gec
ko’s
foot
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atur
epl.c
om /
Ingo
Arn
dt /
WW
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Shinkansen bullet train
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0 se
ries
Shi
nkan
sen
bulle
t tra
in /
iSto
ck
Kingfisher
King
fishe
r / iS
tock
Adhesive sticky tape
Adhe
sive
stic
ky ta
pe /
iSto
ck
Term
ite m
ound
© W
im v
an P
asse
l / W
WF
Termite mound Natural air conditioning
Nat
ural
air
con
ditio
ning
© A
sh K
note
k
Cocklebur
Cock
lebu
r © M
iche
l Gun
ther
/ W
WF
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ACTIVITY 1 RESOURCE SHEET: MATCHING CARDS
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Humpback whales’ flippers
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pbac
k w
hale
s’ fl
ippe
rs ©
John
Van
Den
Hen
de
Wind turbine
Win
d tu
rbin
e ©
Wha
lepo
wer
Aeroplane
Aero
plan
e ©
Glo
bal W
arm
ing
Imag
es /
WW
F
Swimsuit
Swim
suit
/ iSt
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Birds
Mac
aws
in fl
ight
© D
avid
Law
son
/ WW
F-U
K
Shark skin
Shar
k sk
in ©
nat
urep
l.com
/ Fr
anco
Ban
fi / W
WF
Dolphin
Dol
phin
© A
ndre
y N
ekra
sov
/ WW
F
Underwater communication
Und
erw
ater
com
mun
icat
ion
subm
arin
e /
iSto
ck
ACTIVITY 1 RESOURCE SHEET: MATCHING CARDS
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Breathable fabric
Bre
atha
ble
fabr
ic ©
Tri
stan
Few
ings
Solar panel
Sola
r pan
el ©
Glo
bal W
arm
ing
Imag
es /
WW
F
Pine cone
Pine
con
e ©
Ger
mun
d Se
llgre
n / W
WF-
Swed
en
Leaf
Leaf
© G
loba
l War
min
g Im
ages
/ W
WF
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.
Pine
Con
e ©
Ger
mun
d Se
llgre
n / W
WF-
Swed
en
ACTIVITY 2 RESOURCE SHEET 1: GATHERING IDEAS
ON A HUNT FOR TEXTURES
FUNCTIONS IN NATURE
A RAINBOW OF COLOURS
2
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
Mill
eniu
m F
eath
erne
t © Jo
el S
alat
in, P
olyf
ace
farm
G
rass
/ iS
tock
Pig
/ iSt
ock
Cow
s / i
Stoc
k