KS3 Adaptation Resource Pack - Marwell Wildlife

Introduction
This resource has been produced to support the teaching and learning of Key Stage 3
Adaptation topics. It contains a number of activities that can be used in a variety of ways:
• In school as part of your Scheme of Work
• During an independent park visit to Marwell Wildlife
• As part of a visit to Marwell Wildlife that also involves the KS3 Adaptation session run
by the Science and Learning Centre.
This resource contains:
• An Adaptation Trail around Marwell
• Two activities that can be used at specific sites in the park (Cold-blooded Corner and
Tropical World)
• Two interactive games: Marwell versions of Top Trumps and Dominoes
• Two post-visit activity sheets
• An origami instruction and template set to summarise their understanding of
adaptation to habitat in a creative way
National Curriculum links:
Sc3.3d – All living things show variation, can be classified and are interdependent,
interacting with each other and their environment
Sc4c – Use real-life examples as a basis for finding out about science
Sc4e – Experience science outside the school environment
Ge1.1a – Understanding the physical and human characteristics of real places
Ge2.1b – Collect, record and display information
Ge3f – Physical geography, physical processes and natural landscapes
Ge4e – Undertake fieldwork investigations in different locations outside the classroom,
individually and as part of a team
Summary of resources
Adaptation Trail – for use on a visit
The Adaptation Trail is a journey of discovery through Marwell which allows students to
develop and apply their knowledge and understanding of ‘adaptation’. It follows the main
route around the park, taking in seventeen species from a range of habitats; this provides
students with the opportunity to see and consider a range of adaptations. The route of the
trail will pass toilet blocks and there is a picnic site and café approximately half way round to
allow for a break or for lunch.
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