HABITATS KS2
Our habitat program explores a range of marine habitats, from mangroves to estuaries, and the animals that can be found living in them. It is designed to encourage understanding of a variety of habitats and how different organisms are adapted to live in their environment. The topics of feeding relationships, food chains and food webs can be introduced during this session.

NC targets addressed:
• Sc2 (Life processes and living things)

• Life processes – a, c

• Living things in their environment – a, b, c, d, e

BIODIVERSITY KS2
The biodiversity program uses Living Coasts to explore and discover a wide range of organisms. It can involve a broad look at biodiversity including; an introduction to variation and classification, food webs and chains and feeding relationships. We can also deliver a more focused session on a particular group of animals.

Can include; Squid dissection, camouflage game, classification game.

NC targets addressed:
• Sc2 (Life processes and living things)

• Life processes – a, b, c

• Humans and other animals – e

• Variation and classification – a, b, c

• Living things in their environment – a, b, c, d, e, f

LOCAL SEAS KS2
This program looks at some of the fantastic animals that live in our local waters. The workshop looks at how large some species grow and how we can protect them in the wild. It also looks at the adaptations that a variety of animals have to their habitats.

NC targets addressed:
• Sc2 (Life processes and living things)

• Life processes - a, c

• Variation and classification - b, c

• Living things in their environment - a, b, c, d, e

CONSERVATION KS2
The conservation program is designed to encourage understanding of the meaning of conservation and why it is important. The workshop can be a broad look at conservation, particularly focusing on some of the animals we have at Living Coasts. Alternatively, it can be a focused session on over-fishing, marine litter or endangered species.

Can include; beach clean and litter survey; over-fishing game.

NC targets addressed:
• Sc2 Life processes and living things

• Variation and classification – b, c

• Living things in their environment – a, b, c, d, e

• En1 Speaking and listening

ENRICHMENT KS2
The enrichment program allows pupils to interact with the animals at Living Coasts. As part of the workshop the pupils will create some enrichment toys for the penguins or seals to play with and later on in the day will be able to watch it being used.

Includes; enrichment making.

NC targets addressed:
• SC2 (Life processes and Living things)

• Life processes – a

• Living things in their environment – a, b, c

• SC3 (Materials and their properties)

• Grouping and classifying materials – a

GEOGRAPHY KS2
Our geography program explores marine based topics that can be linked with geography. The workshop can be focused on tides, including tidal movements and the strandline. Alternatively, we can deliver a session about turtle migration which involves learning to use compass skills and navigation.

Can include: compass navigation activity, tides game.

NC targets addressed:
• Geography:

• Geographical enquiry and skills

• 2 – a, b, c

• Knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development

• 5 – a, b

• Sc2 Life processes and living things

MATHS KS2
Our maths program is designed to demonstrate the use of practical maths skills outside of the classroom, and to show how maths can be used in fun and exciting ways. During the workshops the use of maths is combined with learning about the animals at Living Coasts and shows how maths can be used in science. The workshop can be focused on; estimation of animal size, animal behaviour study and data collection or designing a new animal enclosure.

NC targets addressed:

• Ma2 (Number)

• Using and applying number – a, e, k

• Ma3 (Shape, space and measures)

• Using and applying shape, space and measures – a

• Understanding measures – a, b

• Sc2 (Life processes and living things)

• Living things in their environment – b, c

ENGLISH KS2
The English program uses Living Coasts to inspire creative writing. It also encourages the understanding of work carried out in zoos and introduces conservation messages. The hour long workshop can be based on a tour around site encouraging pupils to think of creative language to describe the animals and their habitats and then allowing time to start a piece of creative writing. Alternatively pupils can create and perform their own puppet show aiming to deliver a conservation message.

NC targets addressed:

• En1 (Speaking and listening)

• Speaking

• Listening

• Group discussion and interaction

• Drama

• En3 (Writing)

• Composition

o Planning and drafting