Biodiversity Protocol

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Teacher notes Pupil worksheets

Activity 1: My Place – The Biodiversity Profile for your school 
Pupils will measure and classify the main land-uses in a 3km by 3km area surrounding the school, using the standard GLOBE system.  They also measure the amount of land that is protected in some way.

Activity 2: School Grounds - mapping habitats in the school grounds
Pupils produce a map of the school grounds identifying all the different habitats in the school grounds.

Activity 3: Identifying Trees - identifying all the trees in the grounds 
  Pupils will use an identification key to name all the trees in the school grounds - both common and Latin names.

Activity 4: Tree Life - looking at the variety of life on a tree
Pupils will use a pooter to collect a variety of species from a single tree. They will count the species and record number of creatures making their home in a single tree.

Activity 5: Log Piles - looking at the variety of life in a log pile
Pupils will use a key to identify the creatures that live in a log pile.

Activity 6: Wet wildlife - looking at the variety of life in a pond
Pupils will use a net and bowl to collect a variety of species from the pond then use a key to identify them.

Activity 7: Bird Life - surveying birds for half an hour
Pupils will spot and identify the birds they see in the school grounds.