Let’s Go – Science Trails

£18.23

Helping to Support Teaching and Learning

Outdoor Learning: Inspires and supports teachers in using the outdoor environment in their science lessons. This approach helps children connect with scientific concepts in a practical setting.
Teacher Developed: Developed by practising teachers from the Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT). This ensures the content is relevant and practical for classroom use.
Adaptable Trails: Features trails which can be easily adapted to suit a teacher’s own local environment. This flexibility allows for tailored educational experiences.
Holistic Approach: Provides a holistic way of looking at science in the world around us. Encourages exploration and curiosity in children.
Working Scientifically: Supports the curriculum aims of using observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. Helps develop critical thinking skills.

Use your outdoor environment for teaching scientific concepts to children.

Practising teachers created the book to inspire educators, featuring 29 trail ideas and a wealth of other material.

Recognising underused urban outdoor areas, teachers in Haringey developed the trails that integrate local environments into primary science education. These customisable trails support outdoor learning with clear objectives, necessary resources and equipment, and health and safety guidelines.

The Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) book offers invaluable CPD resources to promote outdoor learning from EYFS to KS2. It includes a curriculum grid, scientific glossary, and cross-curricular links. Topics covered are animals, biodiversity, habitats, electricity, energy, forces, light, plants, materials, rocks, fossils, soils, seasonal change, sound, and states of matter. Outdoor learning stimulates curiosity, encourages exploration, and connects scientific concepts to real life, benefiting children’s physical and mental well-being.
Using the outdoor area as a teaching tool enhances a child’s learning experience, making real-world connections to scientific concepts.