Crayfish Education Pack

Free primary education resource pack

 

Explore freshwater wildlife, habitats and conservation with our Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish Education Pack, a free resource designed for primary educators.

 

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The Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish Education Pack has been developed for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 educators to explore the work of the Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish Project, led by Wildwood Trust with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The pack supports learning about freshwater wildlife, habitats and conservation, with a variety of hands-on activities designed to help pupils:

  • Develop observation skills and scientific thinking
  • Understand environmental issues and conservation
  • Explore the impacts of human activity on wildlife
  • Learn about real-world conservation work
  • Understand how projects like Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish help protect endangered species

The activities link directly to the National Curriculum, including Science, Geography and English, and provide opportunities for cross-curricular learning.

The education pack has been designed to be flexible and easy to use across a range of teaching settings.

It can be delivered as a complete programme of lessons or used as a collection of individual activities. The pack is primarily focused on Key Stage 2, with elements that can also be adapted for Key Stage 1.

Each activity includes:

  • Clear instructions
  • Teacher notes
  • A list of resources needed

Activities can be delivered in the classroom, in school grounds, or used to support learning during visits to Wildwood Devon.

This education pack was developed by Heritage, Arts and People on behalf of Wildwood Trust, as part of the Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish Project. The project was made possible with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and South West Water.

Our thanks go to National Lottery players for making this project possible.

We would also like to thank our partners:

  • South West Crayfish Partnership
  • Bristol Zoological Society
  • Environment Agency

We are also hugely grateful to all our volunteers, landowners and everyone who has supported the project so far.

Tried any activities?

We would love to hear how you used the Crayfish Education Pack and any feedback you have. Please fill in the feedback form below to let us know about your experience.

 

Crayfish education pack feedback form

 

Please feel free to share any photos of your using the pack by email or tag Wildwood Devon’s social media, we'd love to see it in action!

National Curriculum Links

Living things and their habitats:
KS1
● Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats
● Identify how animals are adapted to their habitats
● Identify how humans can help protect habitats and species
KS2
● Describe the differences in life cycles of a variety of living things
● Understand how animals are adapted to their environment
● Describe how animals are suited to their environment
● Group and classify living things in local and wider environments
● Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
● Communicate solutions to environmental problems Animals, including humans:

KS1
● Identify body parts and their functions
● Compare humans with other animals

 KS2
● Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators, and prey
● Compare humans with other animals

Work scientifically:
KS1
● Make simple, careful observations using the senses and simple equipment 

KS2
● Make systematic, careful and accurate observations using appropriate scientific equipment and measurements

Geographical Skills and Fieldwork:

KS1
● Use simple aerial images, photographs and maps to identify familiar physical features 

● Recognise basic physical features in the local environment from photographs and simple representations.

KS2
● Use aerial images and cross-sections to identify and describe physical features of a river environment.
● Interpret geographical representations (e.g. aerial photographs, maps and cross-sections) to understand how physical features are formed and arranged.

Reading - Comprehension:

KS1
● Retrieve information from non-fiction

KS2
● Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction

Creating and Developing Ideas:

KS1
● Develop ideas for visual communication.
KS2
● Develop ideas for visual communication.
● Consider purpose, audience and message in design.

Design and Make:
KS1
● Design purposeful and appealing products based on simple design criteria
● Select and use a range of tools and equipment safely to perform practical tasks

KS2
● Use research and develop design criteria to create innovative, functional and appealing products for specific users
● Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately

 

Contact

For questions relating to the pack or crayfish education, please contact:

Juliet Landeman
Project Engagement Officer
Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish Project
[email protected]

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