Free Video conference from the Natural History Museum

Above: Natural History Museum

•       Follow scientists as they travel to research the natural world

•       Take part in videoconferences and join in online for updates and live communication

•       Hosts  will set your pupils  challenges to compare local habitats with remote places

•       http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/livendeadly/ with linked themes and six lessons available for Primary

•       Pupils will meet scientists from your classroom

Botanists from the Natural History Museum are researching in Costa Rica in February.

By taking part in ‘Nature Live in the Field', pupils will develop scientific skills of observation, collecting data and communicating about science.

The following knowledge and understanding will be covered (differentiated content):

-Plant life cycles including parts of a plant

-Variation and classification

-Interdependence and adaptation

Sessions have been designed to extend understanding of science in a real context (APP AF2), based on teacher consultation.