You are here: Home  > School activities > Treasure hunt

Treasure hunt

Course description A great walk, looking at conservation and nature studies along the way. With group challenges, clues and maps leading to buried treasure. Follow the map and clues to take a walk through the Oxwich sand dunes. Complete an incident hike and work as a team to find your gold!

 

Trip: Treasure hunt

Enquire about this trip

Cost: A Full day is £150 per class of 30 children

Ability level(s): Key Stage 1 | Key Stage 2 | Key Stage 3

Terrain and distance: Sand dunes and beach  |  3 Miles

Equipment list : Warm clothes, water proofs, walking boots, lunch and a drink.

This activity day has the following curriculum link(s)

Geography: Geographical Skills Study the physical world: the processes and landforms of coasts or rivers. KS3. Geography: Geographical Skills (2) Investigative Skills Cartographic Skills Statistical Skills A level Geography: Knowledge and Understanding of the World To experience the familiar world through investigating the indoor and outdoor environment. KS1. Geography: Locating Places, Environments and Patterns 1. Identify and locate places and environments using globes, atlases, and maps, e.g. use co-ordinates and four-figure references. 2. Follow directions, estimate and calculate distances, e.g. follow map and ground routes, calculate map-to-ground distances. 3. Use maps, imagery and ICT to find and present locational information, e.g. draw sketch maps using symbols and keys. Interpret maps, and photographs including oblique, aerial and satellite images. KS2. Geography: Locating Places, Environments and Patterns 1. Locate places and environments using globes, atlases, maps and plans, e.g. use six-figure grid references, OS 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 maps, and internet/satellite imagery. 2. Use maps, plans and imagery of different types and scales and ICT to interpret and present locational information, e.g. use relief maps, satellite images, GIS, draw sketch maps. 3. Explain the spatial patterns of features, places and environments at different scales and how they are interconnected, e.g. local traffic flows, global population density. KS3. Geography: Places and People Use and make simple maps, to find where places are and how places relate to other places. KS1. Geography: Places and People Identify natural features, e.g. rivers, hills, beaches, and the human features, e.g. buildings, roads, bridges, of their own locality. KS1. Geography: Places and People Recognise how people’s actions can improve or damage the environment. KS1. Science: Interdependence of Organisms (6) How human activity affects the global environment, e.g. acid rain, greenhouse effect, and the measures taken to minimise any negative effects. KS3. Science: Interdependence of Organisms (7) How humans affect the local environment, e.g. litter, water pollution, noise pollution. KS2.

Trip: Treasure hunt

Enquire about this trip

Cost: A Full day is £150 per class of 30 children

If you require any more information regarding this nature day activity please contact us.