If a school is offering the GCSE Natural History, it makes sense for them to take a look at their own grounds to see what the opportunities are for learning about ecosystems. This will be important as there are bound to be quite 'high start up costs' with resourcing and preparing to teach the new specification. I hope to be able to help with that, and this blog is one such resource which I hope people will begin to explore.
The school where I teach has a small pond area, and a larger pond in the main gardens which are part of a memorial garden to former teachers and students. There are obviously some issues with safety and the need for signage and careful placement.
This article suggests ways to create a mini pond, perhaps on the school site. It's part of Children's Gardening Week.
Ponds are small ecosystems, and students could usefully set them up and explore the trophic relationships which are developing.
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust have also created this useful video on how to make a small pond.
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