Third level 3-01a Self-led information
The following information is for groups who intend to undertake activities without a countryside ranger present, either within the country park, school grounds (if suitable) or a local green space. Each activity has a general description together with an equipment list. The majority of the activities are duplicates of the countryside ranger led ones described earlier but more detail is provided on subjects and games. There are notes for teachers leading their own outdoor learning activities outwith school grounds in appendix 2 and an example risk assessment can be found in appendix 3. It is important to remember there will be additional hazards related to specific sites, groups and variables which will not be included in the example risk assessment. Make sure you carry out a full risk assessment before your trip. Blank risk assessment forms can be downloaded from
www.damstodarnley.org/pack . Additional advice on risk assessments can be sought from the Dams to Darnley countryside ranger service even if they are not going to be leading the group. If you do not have the required equipment it may be possible to borrow this from the countryside ranger service (contact details can be found in appendix 4).
Self-led activities Plants
1. Do line transects measuring change along a gradient. Identify certain common plants along a gradient e.g. from wet to dry ground or grassland to scrub. Determine the differences in plants found and how they are suited to their place on the gradient. Time: 40mins.
2. Use examples of plants found along the transects to demonstrate habitat-related adaptations for nutrients, light, water, soil conditions, pollination and seed dispersal, as a means of exploiting an ecological niche. Time: 15mins.
Animals
1. Compare grassland and woodland invertebrates with your group. Use sweep nets in grasslands, emptying their contents onto a white sheet. Hand hunt in woodland using bug pots. Use woodland and pond habitats if wet. When pond dipping use plastic spoons to catch the bugs once transferred from nets to trays and make sure that if children have any open cuts on their hands they wear non- latex gloves. Time: 40mins.
2. Use examples of animals found to demonstrate habitat-related adaptations for food, terrain, camouflage, defence and life cycle, as a means of exploiting an ecological niche. Time: 15mins.
Equipment: • Plants - line transects (these can be made from plant canes and string), plant ID guides, pencils, clipboards and survey sheets.
• Animals - bug pots, trays, magnifying glasses, bug ID sheets, sweep nets, white sheet, pond nets, plastic spoons and non-latex gloves. Equipment required will depend on which two habitats you are comparing.
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