This gives you an idea of some of the topics a tour at Longdown
Activity Farm can cover :
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Looking at the cows and calves |
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Key Stage 1: Science: Life processes and living
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animals move, feed, grow, use their senses and reproduce |
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animals need food and water to stay alive |
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animals produce offspring which grow to adults |
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living things can be grouped, eg. mammals |
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Key Stage 2: Science, Life processes and living
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there are life processes, including nutrition, movement,
growth and reproduction, common to animals |
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animals have skeletons and muscles to support and protect
their bodies and help them move |
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animals are suited to their environment, eg. having four
stomachs |
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micro-organisms exist, some beneficial and some harmful |
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Holding the baby chicks and feeding the
rabbits |
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Key Stage 1: Science: Programme of study |
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consider how to treat living things with care and sensitivity |
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Key Stage 2: Science: Programme of study |
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consider ways in which living things need protection |
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Bottle feeding the calves or goat kids |
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Key Stage 1: Mathematics: Shape,
space and measure
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4c |
use simple measuring instruments, reading numbers and scales |
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Key Stage 2: Mathematics: Shape, space and measure |
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4b |
use simple measuring instruments, reading numbers and scales |
There are also occasions, such as meeting the pigs, when the Health
and Safety aspects of the curriculum can be covered. Throughout
the tour there are numerous opportunities for speaking and listening.
