Environment

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Adult

Bird Behaviour

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Head to your local park, nature reserve, or even just a tree-lined street to discover the behaviour of different bird species in your neighbourhood.

Bird Beaks

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside

Work out which beak is top of the pecking order!

Bat & Moth

Time: 5-10 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Bats hunt their insect prey using echolocation - try this game to see if you’d succeed as a bat, or whether you’d go hungry!

Pond Dipping

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Explore your local pond and take a closer look at the weird and wonderful creatures that make it their home!

Food Chains

Time: 5-10 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Plants and animals form a fragile ecosystem - what happens if one part of a food chain is disrupted?

Council of Beings

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

We need to speak up for the natural world – this role play exercise will help young people understand conflicting needs and different points of view.

Flowers, Insects & Frogs

Time: 5-10 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Try this warm-up game to understand how species depend on each other in an ecosystem - you’ll need at least 10 people in the group to make this work!

Oh Dear

Time: 5-10 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Try this warm-up game to show how a population is affected by its habitat - can the deer thrive by finding food, water and shelter?

Colour Palette

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

Start to consider the idea of biodiversity with your group by exploring the variety of colours you can find in your local environment

Polar Bears

Time: 5-10 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside

The sea is rising and the ice caps are melting - can the polar bears find safety and avoid the climate sceptics?