Nature & Environment

The successful STEM@home activities have been curated to provide two theme-based summer learning, the first one is nature and environment.

There are rough age guides provided, but with parental support some of the older aged activities can be undertaken by younger children. If you submit outcomes to askanamabassador@canterbury.ac.uk and it is published on our gallery, certificates and prizes can be won.

• AGE: UNDER 6 »

  Under 6

  	Soil Painting Primary Find out how to create your own soil painting!	VIEW »
  	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Rainbow Fruit Primary An activity from the Rochester Bridge Trust, learn about the variety of fruit there is and explore them using the story.	VIEW »
  	Old tomato, new tomato! Primary Use slices of tomato to grow more using this simple method!	VIEW »
  	Repurposed Plastic Plant Pots Primary Do your bit for the environment by cutting down on plastic – instead of using plastic plant pots, repurpose and reuse other plastics.	VIEW »
  	Creative Creatures Primary Use any arts and crafts resources you have to create a creature of your own.	VIEW »
  	Upcycled Art Competition Primary Create an environmental art work using would-be rubbish and enter it into a competition to win a prize!	VIEW »
  	Bug Hotel Primary An activity from an Environmental Engineer, create a Bug Hotel structure to help care for our environment.	VIEW »

• AGE: 6-12 »

  6-12

  	Nature and Environment Primary STEM@Home Nature and Environment related activities	VIEW »
  	Incredible Oceans PrimarySecondary The science and art of communicating about life below water: the go-to people for bright ways of talking about ocean issues and inhabitants.	VIEW »
  	Our EARTH STORY: Introduction to Geology for Primary School Children Primary This Session is to introduce primary school students to the concepts of Deep Geological Time, the age of the Earth, and it’s formation; when Life appeared, and what it looked like; when animals appeared and what they first looked like. And then, when did we humans appear.	VIEW »
  	Plants: Parts and Functions Primary Learn about the parts of a plant and their roles in helping a plant grow.	VIEW »
  	Types of Animals Primary Learn about the types of animals and how to group them.	VIEW »
  	Lambing - Interview with a Kent Farmer Primary Learn about lambing season and the birth of new lambs from a Kent farmer.	VIEW »
  	Live Lambing! Primary Watch a lamb being born and think about living things.	VIEW »
  	What Type of Animal? Primary Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals	VIEW »
  	Understanding NOISE! Primary A workshop from the Institute of Acoustics, join in an experiment that demonstrates a solution to noise transmission.	VIEW »
  	Investigating Wind Power Primary A video from EDF Energy’s The Pod, follow along as Busta and Pong investigate wind power.	VIEW »
  	Types of Energy Secondary Learn from George, an Electrical Engineer, about the different types of energy we use everyday to power our world!	VIEW »
  	Make a pitfall trap Primary An activity from the Natural History Museum, can you make a trap to collect small invertebrates?	VIEW »
  	Mister Sandy and Mister Squawk on Hydrogeology Primary Learn about the Water Cycle, and the importance of water while having fun with Mister Sandy and Mister Squawk at Geog Rocks!	VIEW »
  	Clothes Hanger Quadrat Primary Make a quadrat to focus on the living things in a very small environment.	VIEW »
  	Felt Tip Flower Dye Primary Use a simple felt tip pen to create an unusually coloured flower.	VIEW »
  	Germination of Seeds Primary An activity from the Rochester Bridge Trust, carry out your own experiment to find out what seeds need to germinate.	VIEW »
  	Flower Bookmarks Primary Recreate flowers you see around you and make a handy bookmark.	VIEW »
  	Grow Carrots from Carrots Primary Use carrot tops to begin growing carrots of your own.	VIEW »
  	Make your Own Wind Turbine Primary Reuse some plastic bottles to create and learn about the workings of a wind turbine in helping the environment by creating renewable energy.	VIEW »
  	Ecosystem Investigating Primary Take a walk and make a list of all the living things you see, then go home and put them together like a puzzle!	VIEW »
  	Women in Engineering – Water Collector Primary Celebrating Women in Engineering Day, watch how a water collector can be made with found items…and maybe have a go yourself!	VIEW »
  	Practical Action: Beat the Flood Primary A challenge from Practical Action, learn about flooding around the world to inspire you to design and build a model of a flood-proof house.	VIEW »

• AGE: OVER 12 »

  Over 12

  	Practical Action: Regreen the Desert Secondary A challenge from Practical Action, develop ideas to address a real-life problem caused by climate change.	VIEW »
  	Renewable Energy Debate Secondary An activity from the IET, choose your position and debate on a proposed wind farm in your local area.	VIEW »
  	Solar Power, Hydropower, Distillation Power! Secondary Learn how solar energy can be used to energise other processes...how can this help the world?	VIEW »
  	Can 100% renewable energy power the world? Secondary A video from TedEd, learn about how the world could develop ways to get all our energy from renewable sources, but discover the developments needed to get there!	VIEW »
  	Energy for Cleaner Air? Secondary This investigation will help you realise why energy is spent on cleaning the air we breathe – why do we need to ventilate?	VIEW »
  	Winding Wind Secondary Use wind energy to spin a windmill that has the energy to lift a weight.	VIEW »
  	Solar Power Tower Secondary Learn about solar energy by creating a tower that will move a pinwheel and create a moving tower in the sun!	VIEW »
  	The Power of Water Secondary Learn about hydropower and how this can be used to transfer energy, and in this case lift an object!	VIEW »
  	Offshore Wind Farm Construction Secondary A film contributed by STEM Ambassador Rupert, watch how London Array built their offshore wind farms to produce renewable energy.	VIEW »
  	How tall is that tree? Secondary Contributed by Charlotte, this activity will help to workout how tall a tree is without using any equipment	VIEW »
  	Plastic, not so fantastic… Secondary A design challenge from Practical Action, create a sustainable product that showcases and reduces use of plastics.	VIEW »
  	Dandelions in different places Secondary Do dandelions look the same everywhere?	VIEW »
  	Reflection and your Place in the Environment Secondary Contributed by Charlotte, this activity will help to look a little deeper and explore ways of reflecting on our place in the environment.	VIEW »
  	Biodiversity on Planet Earth Secondary Brought to us by WWF International/Netflix and narrated by David Attenborough, learn about how biodiversity is key to successful continuation of life on Earth.	VIEW »
  	RSPB Wildlife Indicators Secondary An activity from the RSPB, learn about the declining bird population and how we can help.	VIEW »
  	How Plants Regulate Flowering Secondary Learn with Dr. Naeem Syed from Canterbury Christ Church University about how flowers regulate the flowering process to ensure we have the food we need and so that plant species can survive.	VIEW »
  	Back Garden Phylogenetics Secondary A video from Rodrigo Vega at Canterbury Christ Church University, learn how to build a phylogenetic tree, or a tree of life, using living things you might in your back garden!	VIEW »