Y2 Outdoor Science: Living, Dead, Never Alive Scavenger Hunt. Hands-on KS1 classification using leaves, tablets, and outdoor exploration.

Bring the Key Stage 1 (KS1) science curriculum to life with this engaging, hands-on outdoor lesson designed for Year 2, focusing on classifying things as living, dead, or never alive.

Children will participate in a scavenger hunt using tablets or clipboards to identify and classify objects found in the outdoor area.

The lesson uses leaves (living, dead, and man-made) to introduce the concepts and culminates in defining the terms and a whole-class sorting plenary.

Perfect for developing scientific enquiry and classification skills in the outdoor classroom.

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