Event Title

Marvellous Minibeasts

Focus Area

Science – Planet Earth

Commissioned By

Date of event

15/05/2019

Time of event

4 – 6pm

Venue

Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, AB24 2TZ.

Target Personnel

First level primary school teachers

Maximum no of participants

20

Minimum no of participants

8

Course Content/Objectives

This CPD session aims to train teachers in the use of the excellent resources found at Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre and Cruickshank Botanic Garden. Participation in this workshop will enable teachers to deliver activities that increase the child’s awareness and appreciation of the diversity and importance of invertebrates in the environment. Teachers will also develop confidence in identifying mini-beasts and communicatingtheir diversity and interdependency through 1) invertebrate handling which will engage the child’s observation skills, and 2) outdoor activities which identify mini-beasts in their habitats. Self-led visits can be booked following the CPD, but within a specific time frame.

CfE outcomes include: SCN 1-02a, SOC 1-13b

Outcomes sought

Completion of this session will enable teachers to use Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre and Cruickshank Botanic Gardens to confidently deliver science and environmental subjects to their classes through interactive and outdoor learning whilst:

• enhancing their own knowledge and understanding of science, biodiversity and sustainability at the same time as developing appropriate skills and resources.
• increasing scientific literacy, creating greater curiosity and developing understanding of the environment and the relevance of science
• developing strategies to deliver complex science and environmental issues in the classroom