Scientific investigation . Working with tools, equipment and components to make quality products. Developing ideas and making things happen 2a. Once you have explored your area, you need to start the scientific investigations.
Some plants are very particular about where they grow.
They may prefer sunshine or shade, moist or dry conditions, sandy or clay soils or acidic, neutral or alkaline soils. All of these need to be monitored around your area to find out what type of soil you have, amount of sunshine and rainfall it receives, whether it is exposed or sheltered. The wildlife area should then be designed around these findings. At Oaktree Primary the school grounds were divided into areas and five groups of children were formed in Year 5 classes. Each group was responsible for collecting information on the climatic conditions of their area over a period of two weeks.