On Tuesday, Year 1 had an exciting day out at the Natural History Museum! The girls have been busy learning about habitats and animal life cycles in their science lessons and were excited to continue their learning at the museum.
The girls first explored the mammals exhibit and, as soon as they stepped into the room, were delighted to be greeted by a huge blue whale! There, the excitement continued and the girls put their animal investigative skills to the test by searching the room for a variety of different animals. As well as being expert mammal spotters, the girls found out interesting facts, including how heavy a blue whale’s tongue is and what elephants really use their trunks for. The girls also enjoyed choosing animals of their choice to sketch, and we had some brilliant drawings of reindeers, elephants and even dugongs!
Then it was time for our mini-beast workshop. The girls enjoyed hearing a story involving a lost spider trying to find its way home and discussed how different animals have a variety of preferences for their living conditions. The girls then enjoyed a hands-on experience where they were set with the task of finding out the ideal habitat for a woodlouse. The girls split off into groups and were busy looking under logs, digging in soil and using a variety of scientific equipment to locate any creepy crawlies in the local area. All the girls managed to find many woodlice, and we even had some spiders, wriggly worms, a fly and a beetle. The girls then thoroughly enjoyed having a closer look at these minibeasts under a real microscope!
It was a wonderful day out filled with learning and fun! A huge thank you to our parent volunteers for accompanying us on our trip. We hope that the girls had lots of stories to tell you about our amazing day at the museum!
Miss Thompson, Year 1 Class Teacher and Head of KS1
