ABERDEEN URBAN STUDIES TRUST - Learning and teaching in the local environment
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Build A Tree
P4 - P7
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Outreach
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1 1/2 hours
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Indoor
Cost: £50
Requirements: Gym
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Build a Tree is inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell and teaches about how a tree functions. Pupils learn about the parts of a tree through a simple role-play. The pupils then put all the different parts together as an action play to
show the tree working as a whole.
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Soil Lab
P6 - P7
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Outreach
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3 hours
Indoor
Cost: £100
Requirements: Room with a sink
Soil Lab is a series of classroom-based scientific experiments which give pupils the opportunity to extend their knowledge through practical investigation into: soil compaction, soil acidity, soil constituents, recycling, and life in the soil.
Links very well with projects focusing on Earth and Space, Conservation and Farming.
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Breathing Space
P6 - P7
Outreach
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3 Hours
Outdoors
Cost: £75
This learning and teaching experience gives pupils the opportunity to discover how an urban space has been designed to provide some open space for people living and working in the area.
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