A short film on What's Under Your Feet?
- 4-7s, 7-11s, 11-14s
- Biodiversity
Learn how to conduct the soil invertebrate survey in the What's Under Your Feet activities.
Use this survey sheet as part of your What's Under Your Feet activities (March, June and October).
Identify and record invertebrates on this sheet, includes pupil instructions.
Don't forget to upload your data to the Pod* at the end of your experiment, so it can be sent to the scientists at the British Trust for Ornithology!
*Uploading data is only available until the end of the month following the survey dates.
Download (817 kb)Learn how to conduct the soil invertebrate survey in the What's Under Your Feet activities.
Introduce our What's Under Your Feet campaign with this guide.
Use this sheet to spot and recognise bird species.
How can citizen science help the UK bird population? Find out in this lesson plan.
How is climate change affecting the British bird population? Discover what you can do to help.
Start your campaign with this introductory assembly on the experiment.
Reward your students for taking part in the What's Under Your Feet experiment with this certificate.
Chris discusses how wildlife inspired him from a young age...
Chris discusses how wildlife inspired him from a young age...
Iolo Williams tells us about his love for wildlife
Fun short activities to complement What’s Under Your Feet?
Iolo Williams tells us about his love for wildlife
Nick Baker talks us through the importance of soil invertebrates.
Nick Baker talks us through the importance of soil invertebrates.
Learn to tell bird species apart with these four Identification Guides.
Fun short activities to complement What's Under Your Feet?
Use this infographic poster to record and display your findings after the What's Under Your Feet activities.
Spot insects with this comprehensive spotting guide.
Spot and record invertebrates for the What's Under Your Feet? campaign.
Discover the limitations of single observations and the benefits of citizen science with this lesson plan.
Spot UK birds with this comprehensive spotting guide.
Introduce the topic of energy and sustainability with this useful resource.
Discover how toys can be recycled with Recycle to Read with this process video.
Spark conversation with these interesting facts on waste and sustainability.
Use this toy reuse pledge card is to encourage your students to consider what toys and games they have at home that can be rescued.
Discover the most inefficient appliances and turn them off in this Quick Activity.
Rank the appliances from least to most greedy in this fun game.
Practise your english, maths and reflex skills with this fun interactive game!
Sing along to Busta and Pong's Switch Off Fortnight Song!
Explore how e-waste can affect the planet and ways in which we can re-think about how to fix, re-use or recycle it with this lesson plan.