Finding Features Challenge! Key Stage 4 P.S.H.E. resource for Blackgang Chine

Introduction

"Finding Features Challenge!" is a 5-page P.S.H.E. resource for Key Stage 4, linked to Blackgang Chine

Blackgang Chine regularly updates the park - opening new, closing old and moving some attractions. Therefore the items highlighted in this resource may no longer be visible in the locations expected, or may have been removed.

Précis

Students hunt for features and objects in the park using photographic clues.

Contextual Summary

This is a PSHE resource that engages students with their visit to Blackgang Chine. The resource task challenges them to practise their observation and collaborative skills by racing against other teams to identify and find key features within the park, using a set of photographic clues.

Curriculum Relevance

P.S.H.E. → Working with others → Teamwork

Implementation

Students will need to work in teams (ideally 3-4 persons) so they can share the tasks of hunting for features and writing down the location description. (Alternatively students could take photographs as their evidence if they have the appropriate equipment.) Students can be challenged against the clock, or each other, or they could complete the task as they enjoy their day in the park at leisure. There is maxmum flexibility here.

Key Skills Practised

Working together towards a common goal
Navigating the park
Maintaining focus and concentration, using precise observation skills
Using language to communicate (with each other and also in describing a location in their notes)

Learning Opportunities

Pre-Visit

No pre-visit preparation is required.

On Site

Students complete the PSHE resource linked to this document

Post-Visit

Students could write a reflective assessment of their team performance commenting on: ? How well they worked together as a team ? How successful they were in terms of the task ? How they could work more efficiently next time.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate their collaborative team-working skills. Students will show that they can focus on their surroundings, using precise observation skills.

FAQs

Q1. What is this resource and which attraction is it for?

Finding Features Challenge! is a P.S.H.E. resource targeted at Key Stage 4 children, , supporting a school trip to Blackgang Chine

Q2. Which Key Stage and ability level(s) is this intended for?

Finding Features Challenge! is designed for Key Stage 4 children with but is also suitable for younger students working at a high level or studying a specific topic, or as revision / infill for older students who have already covered this previously

Q3. Which areas of the curriculum are covered?

Finding Features Challenge! is a P.S.H.E. resource specifically targeted at Working with others and Teamwork

Q4. What are the main learning outcomes for students?

Students will demonstrate their collaborative team-working skills. Students will show that they can focus on their surroundings, using precise observation skills.

Q5. Does this resource have activities for before and after the visit?

This resource contains elements that are designed to be completed whilst on site at Blackgang Chine and on return to school after the visit

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