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Minibeast discovery pack

An activity booklet for 5-12 year olds. Through the activities suggested in this pack children are introduced to the world of invertebrates (minibeasts).

Worksheets

• Introduction (PDF 463KB)
• Discovery Card 1 - Catch your own minibeast (PDF 177KB)
• Discovery Card 2 - “There’s no place like home!” (PDF 359KB)
• Discovery Card 3 - Classification (PDF 814KB)
• Discovery Card 4 - My insect (PDF 220KB)
• Discovery Card 5 - Food chains and webs (PDF 729KB)
• Discovery Card 6 - Looking at life cycles (PDF 626KB)
• Glossary and useful addresses (PDF 145KB)

We would like to thank all those who contributed to this pack, particularly:

• Mrs Trish Fenton - Science Coordinator for Wanborough Primary School, Wiltshire
• Mr Kieren Pitts - AES Bug Club
• Mr Gordon Ramel - IGER North Wyke
• Dr John Bater - Rothamsted Research

Many of the photographs used in this pack were kindly supplied by Dr Roger Key - Natural England. Photographs were also supplied by

• Dr Ian Henderson - Rothamsted Research
• Ms Lorraine Lin - University of Oxford

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