Classification stations

Understanding classification systems is a key learning goal within the primary science curriculum. The easiest way to understand the theory of classification is to put it into practice, through outdoor learning opportunities.

This project, set in the school grounds, involves developing a toolkit of outdoor information display areas, exhibition gardens, learning resources, reference library and extensive plant labelling, all dedicated to assisting the children in practicing their classification skills on living things within the woodland, pond and gardens.

Displays will outline the main principles and categories, supported by an easily decipherable, colour coded reference library for deeper inquiry.

Classification workshops will be developed for use within the curriculum, with classification theory embedded in practical tasks and fun challenges, using the outdoor environment as a source of discovery for the children. Building up knowledge of identification keys, by exploring the process within a context, the children will have practical ‘hands-on’ interactive opportunities within the field of biology.