If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you!
This lesson will challenge students to utilise their senses and creativity skills to the full. Students will go on a hike through Aberdeen Country Park and undertake a series of group challenges on the way. These are designed to connect them with nature more closely and in doing so heighten their senses. This walk will model the sort of activity that we would like each group to do for their end of unit assessment. It will also give them an idea of the sorts of activities that they could design for participants to undertake while exploring their chosen area.
The afternoon session will then build on this by exploring the benefits of unstructured time and the students will have time to research additional activities that they could incorporate into their guide book.
The afternoon session will then build on this by exploring the benefits of unstructured time and the students will have time to research additional activities that they could incorporate into their guide book.
ACTIVITY: UNSTRUCTURED vs STRUCTURED
There is a great deal of research showing the importance of unstructured time, play and wild areas for the development in children and even adults. As part of your assessment you will need to suggest some activities that people of all ages could undertake in the groups designated area or trail. This next activity will help you to explore these idea.
Using the information you have gained from understanding the benefits of nature and the outdoors has on our health you have been given two images. One of a manicured park (Hong Kong Park) and another of a wild area - what could you do in each of these areas? Let your imagination run wild and be creative as possible. Label each image with your creative ideas, however, remember there will be a lot of rules in Hong Kong Park that are likely to prevent you from undertaking some of your activities!
Use the below websites to help you come up with some creative ideas with regards to what you could do outdoors.
There is a great deal of research showing the importance of unstructured time, play and wild areas for the development in children and even adults. As part of your assessment you will need to suggest some activities that people of all ages could undertake in the groups designated area or trail. This next activity will help you to explore these idea.
Using the information you have gained from understanding the benefits of nature and the outdoors has on our health you have been given two images. One of a manicured park (Hong Kong Park) and another of a wild area - what could you do in each of these areas? Let your imagination run wild and be creative as possible. Label each image with your creative ideas, however, remember there will be a lot of rules in Hong Kong Park that are likely to prevent you from undertaking some of your activities!
Use the below websites to help you come up with some creative ideas with regards to what you could do outdoors.
STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT
UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT
This is an area of mixed woodland and grassland as seen from the images below. It also has a river and several streams that run through it.
This is an area of mixed woodland and grassland as seen from the images below. It also has a river and several streams that run through it.