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Outdoor Learning and STEM
Identifying Trees
As lots of outdoor learning takes place in wooded areas, being able to identify the trees is something which most children enjoy. Trees can be identified from their leaves, bark or flowers, and many trees have properties that make them useful in ways that you might never have though of.
In addition to the trees themselves, many insects live in an among the trees, and so identifying trees can also become a bit of a bug hunt !
Common Trees of the UK (Part 1)
Common Trees of the UK (Part 2)
Identifying Trees in Winter
Identifying trees once their leaves have dropped can be quite tricky, but it's not impossible as this video goes to prove ...
Points to ponder ...
It might not seem like a dangerous activity, but wandering through the woods to look at trees could be hazardous simply because the children are not concentrating on where they are walking.
What specific dangers or risks might you need to take into consideration when developing the session plan for this activity and will therefore need to include in a risk assessment ?
And once you have identified those risks, what steps can be taken to minimise the risks as much as is reasonably practicable ?
Remember ... we don't want to introduce so many safety measures that we prevent the activity from providing the learning opportunities that it does, but we need to make sure we reduce risks so that the activity can take place as safely as possible.
