“The Mystery of the Missing Professor..."
This engaging outdoor learning workshop encourages children to discover the natural world and local heritage through creative outdoor storytelling.
Nature Investigators
There are strange goings on in Gunnersbury Park! The class will become an investigative team to solve the mystery of what has happened to Professor Hawthorn. Carry out science investigations, use your mathematical skills to complete a tree survey and help solve the puzzle of the missing professor.
Please note this workshop is only available from April to September.
To work scientifically to investigate trees at Gunnersbury Park and to find out about their different roles.
Science
- Living Things and their Habitats
- Plants
- Working scientifically
Mathematics
- Number – addition and subtraction, multiplication and division
- Measurement – using measuring instruments to calculate length, circumference and diameter
- Statistics – read, interpret and compare information, calculate and interpret the mean as an average
History
- A local history study
English
- Spoken language and listening skills, increasing vocabulary, reading and comprehension
