Description

CBOL Session 1: The Signs of Life – Hands-On Science for Year 4

Introduce Year 4 students to the seven life processes (MRS GREN) with this engaging, hands-on science session. Students explore what makes something alive through interactive team challenges, observation, and outdoor investigations.

Key Features:

Team Challenges: Blindfold obstacle course and swamp-crossing activities to match keywords to descriptors, encouraging teamwork and communication.

Investigation Activity: Measure plant growth in sunlight and shade, record data, and draw scientific conclusions.

Learning Objectives:

Identify living vs. non-living things

Understand the seven life processes: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition

Explore how environmental conditions affect growth

Develop enquiry skills: predicting, measuring, recording, analyzing

Everything is designed to be fun, curriculum-aligned, and hands-on, helping students learn science concepts through active participation and teamwork. Perfect for outdoor or classroom-based lessons.