Activities for Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2
Take a journey around Hillier Gardens and learn through observation, games and hands-on activities, using scientific equipment where possible.
Lower KS2 Science (years 3 and 4)
Step into scientists’ shoes as you investigate the plants in the Garden in Ready Steady, Grow! Explore Garden Beasts and Where to Find Them and go Digging Deep into the soil to discover what lurks below…
Upper KS2 Science (years 5 and 6)
Discover how plant and animal species grow, adapt, and survive in the Gardens as you learn to work scientifically on The Circle of Life and Survival of the Fittest.
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Archaeology (Stone Age, Romans, Saxons)
Step back in time for a jam-packed day of practical, hands-on archaeological activities
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Art in the Garden
Explore the colours, shapes, patterns, and textures of nature. Enjoy the opportunity to use natural materials to create art work
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Bushcraft and Forest School
Take a walk on the wild side on our specialist site for bushcraft and Forest School. Led by our qualified staff, these sessions are fun, thoroughly risk assessed, and educational
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The Circle of Life
Use microscopes and other scientific equipment to recognise animal and plant similarities and differences; then using keys identify, classify, and record them. Discover the variety of life processes different species go through.
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Digging Deep
Dive into the dirt and you might be surprised at what you find.
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Garden Beasts and Where to Find Them
Find out how animals large and small have made their home at Hillier Gardens. Find out where they live, what they eat and what eats them!
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Literacy and Art for Nature Connection
Use our beautiful gardens as stimulus for creating literacy and art. Children will be encouraged to use all their senses to immerse themselves in nature to stimulate creativity
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Lovely rotters
Learning about decay, how to look after waste and the environment.
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Ready, Steady, Grow!
Encounter the wide variety of plants and trees growing at Hillier Gardens. Learn their names and become a mini plant expert for the day
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Survival of the Fittest
Ever wondered why animals and plants look and behave the way they do? Explore the diversity of species in the Gardens and learn how they are adapted to suit their environment
