Key Stage 3 programme - Fresh water studies workshop (Biology)

In this session, secondary school students undertake fresh water ecology studies in the wetland area at Wakehurst. The fresh water studies workshop is part of a half day or full day visit that is tailored to suit the needs of your group and planned in detail prior to the visit.

Our boardwalk winds through the Westwood Lake wetland conservation area.

Overview

Students undertake a series of fresh water ecology studies. This workshop is part of the ecology and biodiversity programme for Key Stage 3.

Length: Typical workshop - 1.5 - 2 hours.
Group size: 20 students.
Minimum supervision required: 1 adult per 10 students.
Programme cost: Part of a full day visit - fee starts at £180 | Part of a half day visit - fee starts at £130 | See our detailed pricing plan for more information.

Learning outcomes

School visits at Wakehurst support and enhance the curriculum offered in schools. We aim to give students opportunities that are difficult or impossible to create in the school environment.

As teachers ourselves, we design our sessions to match the learning outcomes in the National Curriculum. At the moment, the new government has withdrawn the changes planned for 2010/11 and will be producing new curriculum guidelines. Once they have done that, we will re-visit the learning outcomes for our sessions.

The learning outcomes shown apply to the curriculum as it is at this time. Please note that all our sessions have a cross-curricular approach and are tailored to suit the educational needs of your group. This session offers students the opportunity to learn to:

identify pond animals
study adaptations for aquatic life
construct feeding chains
use pond animals as pollution indicators
measure rates of water flow.

Links with QCA/DfE schemes of work

QCA Science

Unit 7C - Environment and feeding relationships.
Unit 7D - Variation and classification.
Unit 8D - Ecological relationships.

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A typical day at Wakehurst is made up of either two activities of approximately 1.5 - 2 hours each, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, or three activities of approximately 1 hour each, two in the morning and one in the afternoon.
We also offer a number of full activity days, designed around a theme. Once you've selected a combination of activities for your group, you can make a school booking to visit Wakehurst by filling in our online form.