Welcome to Nature Days outdoor learning resources.
I have filmed a brief introduction to the activity, you can show the children it is on facebook and Twitter @DawnNatureDays #NatureDays or just use the post.

Bore Da.
Today we are going on a mini beast hunt.
If you can go outside, either to a wood, common or just your garden, see if you can find any mini beasts.
If you are stuck inside, then you will be amazed how many mini beasts live with you in your house. Look in dark corners and under dusty furniture.
I have published a worksheet online you can use to identify the mini beasts you find and also write where you found them.

When you have found and identified the mini beast and filled in the worksheet what do you think we should do with our mini beasts?
That’s right put them back where you found them. If you can’t remember just look at your results!

Follow up activities:
With your results table you can draw a graph to see if there is any pattern in where you found the mini beasts.
Add up how many mini beasts you found in each habitat.
You can use J2launch or use squared paper for your graph.
Don’t forget the variable which you choose goes on the bottom the X axis – where we found the mini beasts.
And the variable you measured, the number of mini beasts, goes on the vertical, Y axis.
There is an example to help you online. When you have finished put a copy of your results on twitter #NatureDays so I can see them.
If you don’t know the name of a mini beast and it is not on the list, then just post a photo and I will try and identify it. Or you can make up your own name for it. Maybe it is a new species!!