We Are Investigators



Today, Year 1 were asked to help some top-secret scientists,


Some "animal scat"* was delivered from a range of Arctic and Antarctic animals and were asked to dissect the material to determine whether each animal is a carnivore, an omnivore or a herbivore.

Children were looking for plant matter or animal bones to help them to make their decisions.





* Don't worry - it wasn't real animal droppings - it was playdoh in disguise! 

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