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Wildlife for childrenMost children have a natural curiosity about the world around them, but there are a number of ways in which this can be nurtured and encouraged. Join a clubSome of the larger national wildlife organisations have specific sections for children, some with their own magazine and local area meetings. Scottish Wildlife Trust - Watch is the junior membership club of Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) for young environmentalist between 5 and 14 years. We have over 3,000 Watch members in Scotland who receive six packages a year full of wildlife information and goodies. Junior Badger Club, part of the National Federation of Badger Groups Go on holiday The Field Studies Council runs family wildlife and discovery holidays covering wildlife watching, survival techniques and arts and crafts. The FSC has teamed up with the RSPB Wildlife Explorers to tailor these courses to families. The John Muir Trust runs a range of weeks away for families, including earth skills and exploring scottish islands. Online games and activitiesThere are a wide variety of websites that cater for childrens interest in the natural world. A selection are listed below: Exploring Biodiversity - an interactive introduction to UK biodiversity for GCSE and A-level students, and for amateur enthusiasts from the Natural History Museum. The BBC also has a wide range of activities for children of all ages. New topics are being added all the time, but try the Children's Zone of the BBC Nature website, the CBBC Wild section, and the Science and Nature section (aimed at adults and suitable for teenagers.) Natural History Museum Kids Only section of their website - includes Fun and games where you can play with dinosaurs, volcanoes and nits! Also access to their ant and beetle naturecams. The Mammals Trust has created some online jigsaw puzzles where you can choose the picture and difficulty, making it suitable for a wide range of ages. Nature Detectives - provided by the Woodland Trust. A comprehensice resource, with games, arts and crafts, puzzles, identification guides and id sheets. Excellent selection of downloads and printables. The Woodland Trust also provides an excellent selection of downloads and printables, plus a section for teachers on their Wild about woods website. English Nature provides online activities for children. The Environment Agency has a fun and games section - don't miss the brilliant Changing Blooms game where you can build a garden or pond and watch it come to life. The WWF has a special "go wild" section on their website for children including games, ecards, activity sheets to print Brock's World is the official website of the Junior Badger Club, part of the National Federation of Badger Groups! Brock's World is - a place where children can learn about the badgers of the world, and have fun too! The Marine Conservation Society has a "Cool Seas" section for children on their website with puzzles and colouring sheets. Also includes teachers resources. The RSPB has a childrens section on their website with a fantastic selection of games, puzzles, learning resources and projects to make and do. Visit the Kidwings site to complete an online virtual owl pellet dissection. Although this is an american site featuring non-european species, there is good information on owl pellets, their formation and how to dissect them. The RSPB also has information about owl pellets. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has a Kid's Zone with interactive games and with an excellent collection of wildlife factsheets. The crop research centre at Rothamstead has a DeBug Interactive Insects webspage with quizzes, wallpaper to download and a "guess the insect" game. |
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