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Upper Key Stage 2

Flexible and adaptable activities led by experienced, well qualified environmental education officers, offering outdoor fun and exploration, which can be tailored to meet your group’s needs.

The following table visualises how the upper KS2 activities offered by the Hive link to the National Curriculum to help you select the right activity for your group. More information on each activity can be found by following the links lower down on the page.

 A Woodland StreamHive Animal AdaptionsAdaptions in Woodland Animals Meadow HabitatsAdaptions in Pond AnimalsPlant Life Cycles Pond Life Cycles Climate Change and Sustainability*Home is Where the Heat is*Trees and Carbon*Water Sustainability*Garden MapsOrienteering in the Forest 
Science 
KS2
Topic: Working Scientifically 
Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising, and controlling variables where necessary.         X X  
Taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate. X      XXXX  
Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs. X X X  XXXX  
Year Five 
Topic: Living Things and their Habitats 
Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect, and a bird.       X      
Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.      XX  X   
Topic: Properties and Changes of Materials
Compare and group together everyday materials based on their properties, including their conductivity (electrical and thermal).         X X  
Use knowledge of solids, liquids, and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving, and evaporating.          X  
Give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood, and plastic.         X X  
Year Six
Topic: Living Things and their Habitats
Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants, and animals.  XXXXXXX X   
Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.  XXXXXXX X   
Topic: Evolution and Inheritance 
Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.  XX X        
Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.   X XXX      
Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.  XXXX X X    
Geography
KS2 
Topic: Locational Knowledge 
Name and locate geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills and rivers), and land use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. X            
Topic: Human and Physical Geography
Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including rivers, mountains, and the water cycle.  X         X  
Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals, and water.         X  X  
Topic: Geographical Skills and Fieldwork 
Use maps, atlases, globes, and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.           XX
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols, and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world .       XX  XX
Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. X      X     

 

* All of the sessions we run here at The Hive are focused on our mission of inspiring the climate leaders of tomorrow through connections with nature. The following activities directly address climate action or sustainability skills. 

Choose 2 activities from the list below to make your own programme for your visit or we can design a bespoke day for your group.

Arrival time is between 9.30 and 10am departure time between 2 and 2.30pm.

At lunchtime you will have access to your heated classroom, an area to play or have a picnic and toilets.