Hedges and Hedgerows

Hedges and Hedgerows

 
KS1 &2 Science based farm visits.

Working in partnership with Alvis Brothers and Farmlink the Industrial Trust, the National leader in the provision of out of classroom curriculum linked activities, can arrange and subject to conditions potentially fund your next STEM based visit.
Hedges & Hedgerows
Science Key Stage 1: Sc1. 1a,b; 2a,b,e,f,g,i,j,l. Sc2. 1b,c; 3a,b,c; 5a,c.
Science Key Stage 2: Sc1. 1a,b; 2a,b,e,f,g,i,j; Sc2. 1a,b; 3a,b,c,d; 4a,b,c; 5a,b,d,e.
Objectives: Hedges are a distinctive & evocative feature of the British landscape and may be very old. Hedges have many uses for both farmers & wildlife. A huge variety of plants grow in the hedge & beneath it. Hedges need managing & protecting.
Methodology: By studying a real hedgerow pupils see at the variety of plants growing there & notice the wildlife that uses it. The age of the hedge is gauged & methods of management are demonstrated.
Key Words: Hedge, pollard, coppice, management, sustainable, seed dispersal, habitats, tree rings, wind break, barrier, hedge laying, species.
Skills & Concepts: Identifying plant species, using a variety of sources, working in groups to make decisions, asking questions & listening to peers, measuring, recording & classifying, awareness of habitats & wildlife.
Lesson Plan Classroom activity. Resources:
Timing: Activity - Allow 30 minutes
  1. Arrive, welcome, Health & Safety
  2. Discuss hedges, issue equipment . Groups of 5
  3. Walk short distance along the hedgerow. Ask pupils what they saw
  4. Allocate each group a section of hedge. Identify the 5 most common species they saw growing
  5. Break
  6. Calculate the hedge’s age. Count the number of species in a 30 metre length, omitting brambles & elder
  7. Lunch (venue weather dependent)
  8. Play time activities supervised by teachers
  9. Seed dispersal using flash cards.
  10. Hedge management demonstration Complete ‘Hedges’ sheet &/or produce a collage ‘Hedgerow.’

clipboards writing equipment identification books hedgerow key sheets tape measure thermometers microscopes worksheet ‘Hedges’ seed flash cards
Cross Curriculum Linkages delivered by the above activities:
  • Science
  • History
  • Geography
  • Maths
  • English
  • PSHE
  • Technology
  • Other lessons

  Supported by The Ernest Cook Trust