Free Downloadable resources
This page contains all of the resources that we have available for KS1, KS2, KS3, SEN, Foundation, and Post 14.
These resources are free to download, and are intended to help you get the most out of your visit to Marwell. Most of the resources are designed to be used while you go around the park, plus some contain activities you can do back at school.
New for 2012 - the Olympics have come to Marwell!
This enjoyable resource invites the children to compete alongside such animal contenders as the cheetah, flamingo and kangaroo in a series of events around the park. Each event also comes with a fun fact about the winning animal’s adaptations.
As some of the events require you to take measurements, we have provided a short ruler at the bottom of the trail sheet. However, if you would prefer more accurate results please feel free to bring your own tape measure/ruler!
Please note: the animal rankings in this resource are for fun only and not based on actual records! This could be a starting point for class discussion – which animals do you think would be best?
To download the Marwell Olympics trail, click here.
To download the accompanying Marwell Olympics risk assessment, click here.
KS1 PARK RESOURCES
Marwell Animal Bingo
To play this game, children simply have to look out for various animals around the park and tick them off the sheet as they are found. The first person to get 4 in a row (or full house) calls BINGO and wins the game! This will develop the children’s observational skills and help you make the most out of your day at Marwell Wildlife. The game is suitable for any age group.
Note: there is a blank page after each bingo card, so you can print the whole file double-sided.
To download the Marwell Animal Bingo pdf, click here.
KS1 Wet Weather Pack
This pack is designed to be used on a rainy day - when you may wish to stay in the dry for as long as possible and need to keep the children engaged in the same exhibit for some time.
It includes a map to show where the main undercover areas of the park are, as well as lots of fun things to look out for and do. The activities are all designed to work on a stand-alone basis, so you can dip in and out of using the pack as and when you need to. Plus there are no worksheets for the children to carry around and get all soggy!
The teacher's pack is available to download from the link below, or you can borrow a laminated version from the Information Kiosk when you arrive. Please note that there is limited availability for the laminated Wet Weather Pack so it will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
To download the KS1 Wet Weather Pack pdf, click here.
KS1 Habitats Game
This game is a fun way to get children learning about different habitats and the animals that live in them. The winner is the first player to collect all the animals hidden in their habitat game board (either rainforest, desert, Arctic or ocean).
There are 2 versions of the game available to download: one in black and white, so the children can colour in the pictures, and one in full colour. Both versions require some cutting out to make the animal game cards and so are best used at school as a pre-visit or post-visit activity.
Note: We recommend printing the animal game cards out on card so the animals don't show through to the other side.
To download the KS1 Habitats game in black and white, click here.
To download the KS1 Habitats game in full colour, click here.
KS1 Baby Animals
This pack has age-appropriate activities to choose from, to learn more about different animals' family life, and to keep you busy spotting babies on your visit to the park.
We have included some blank pages after "cut-out" activities, to help with printing out double-sided.
To download the KS1 Baby Animals pdf pack, click here.
KS1 "Take a Look at Marwell" Quiz Guide
This fun quiz will take the children all around the park, encouraging them to use their senses to discover more about the animals (and some plants) that they find. The emphasis is on looking closely, with reference to listening and tasting as well. The quiz is also filled with interesting facts for them to find out more about the animals they are studying.
To download the KS1 "Take a Look at Marwell" Quiz Guide pdf, click here.
KS1 Zoo-Do Teaching Pack
This pack aims to make a visit to Marwell more fun, focused and educational, encouraging observation and discussion whilst looking at 8 of the park's favourite animals. For each of these animals, there are questions, information and activities, designed for KS1 pupils, which can be used at the enclosure by a teacher or parent with a small group of children.
To download the KS1 Zoo-Do pdf pack, click here.
KS1 Session-related Worksheets:
KS1 Colour and Markings Worksheet
KS1 Fur, Feathers and Scales Worksheet
KS1 Ourselves and Other Animals Worksheet
KS2 Park Resources
KS2 Adaptation Pack
This resource contains six activities to focus on how animals in different habitats are suited to their environment. There is an Adaptation Trail around Marwell, looking at the adaptations of twelve species from a range of habitats; two activities and worksheets that can be used at specific sites in the park (Cold-blooded Corner Mini-trail and Tropical World Who am I?); an Animal Passport for the pupils to study their favourite animal, and two interactive games which can be played in the classroom: Marwell versions of Top Trumps and Dominoes. All these are in the main pack. We have also put the Adaptation Trail and the Animal Passport into separate pdfs, in case you want to print them out in booklet format. The answers to the Adaptation Trail questions are found towards the end of the main pack.
To download the KS2 Adaptation Pack pdf, click here.
To download just the Adaptation Trail pdf , click here.
To download just the Animal Passport pdf, click here.
KS2 Zoo-Do Teaching Pack
This pack aims to make a visit to Marwell more fun, focused and educational, encouraging observation and discussion whilst looking at 8 of the park's favourite animals. For each of these animals, there are questions, information and activities, designed for KS2 pupils, which can be used at the enclosure by a teacher or parent with a small group of children.
To download the KS2 Zoo-Do pdf pack, click here.
KS2 Threatened Species Trail
This trail takes you around the park looking at issues affecting species and the efforts being made to conserve them.
To download the KS2 Threatened Species Trail, click here.
If you would also like a copy of the answers to the KS2 Threatened Species Trail, please click here.
KS2 Session-related Worksheets:
KS2 Adaptation to Habitat Worksheet
KS2 Colour and Markings Worksheet
KS2 Conservation Worksheet
KS2 Food and Feeding Worksheet
KS2/3 Migration Board Game
This pack contains a board game, which students can make and play to learn about bird migration and the hazards which migrating birds might meet. It has been designed in conjunction with the Marwell FLIGHT Campaign 2010.
There are two versions of the game in this pack: one is ready to play and the other involves decision-making to construct the board. We have included some blank pages after "cut-out" activities, to help with printing out double-sided.
To download the KS2/3 Migration Board Game pdf pack, click here.
KS3 Park Resources
KS3 Animal Behaviour
This pack has been designed to enable your KS3 students to carry out an animal behaviour study in the park. There are several different activities for you to choose from.
To download the KS3 Animal Behaviour pdf pack click here.
KS3 Threatened Species Trail
This trail takes you around the park looking at issues affecting species and the efforts being made to conserve them.
To download this trail, click here.
KS3 Maths at Marwell
A visit to Marwell can be linked to all kinds of cross-curricular activities. This resource is based on how we use maths to help care for our animals. The topics covered include Venn diagrams, ratio, pie charts and line graphs.
To download the whole teacher’s pack, click here.
Note: this pack has extra blank pages to allow for double-sided printing. Please print sustainably.
To download individual activities (including instructions), please click on the following links:
Animal Attributes game (Venn diagrams, levels 3-7)
Feeding the lemurs (introduction to ratio, levels 3-4)
Feeding the rats (ratio, levels 5-6)
Porcupine pie charts (levels 6-7)
Feeding the giraffes (ratio, levels 7-8)
Monitoring the pythons (data handling, level 5)
Gestation times challenge (data handling, levels 6-8)
KS3 Session-related Worksheets:
KS3 Conservation Worksheet
Evaluation
We always appreciate any feedback regarding these resources. If you have any comments or suggestions you would like to make, please email them to education@marwell.org.uk.
Special educational needs RESOURCE MATERIALS
Our downloadable 'Patterns' resource includes activities to be carried out at the park as well as ones to do at school.
We have prepared some downloadable resources which you may wish to use either before or after your visit to the park:
A trip to Marwell Wildlife with symbols
I am going to Marwell Wildlife
Previsit photographic guide to Marwell Wildllife
Previsit photographic guide to Marwell Wildlife with symbols
Foundation Resources
Our geography photo trail guides you from the Entrance Gate to the Science and Learning Centre using landmarks easily seen on the route. There is a short and a longer option. The trail is aimed to help develop observation skills and sense of place but can also be used as a familiarization exercise prior to the visit.
Our downloadable 'Patterns' resource includes activities to be carried out at the park as well as ones to do at school.
Our downloadable A - Z booklet is designed as a colouring book to help with the recognition of letter sounds.
We have also designed a booklet specifically for this age group, with one puzzle activity and open-ended colouring, drawing and writing opportunities:
Post 14 Resources - Trails and booklets
We are offering a range of free downloadable self guided trails for post 14 students to use around the park. We have provided a set of answers for each trail so that teachers may either choose to discuss the answers with their students once back at college or they can guide their students through the trail on the day of their visit.
Biodiversity Trail
This trail takes students on a tour around the park looking at the examples of biodiversity found here at Marwell and looks at the importance of biodiversity.
To download this trail, click here.
For teachers notes, click here.
Enrichment trail
This trail highlights the importance of behavioural and environmental enrichment for our animals here at Marwell.
To download this trail, click here.
For teachers notes, click here.
KS4 Threatened Species Trail
This trail takes you around the park looking at issues affecting species and the efforts being made to conserve them.
To download this trail, click here.
Post 14 Conference resource
As part of the conference sessions there are teacher packs available which should be printed for use by the students prior to attendance at the conference. the resources are available via the following link:
Downloadable resources for the post 14 conferences
Science in the workplace resource
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TRAIL
This trail focuses on Marwell’s visitors and their expectations and requirements. Students are encouraged to view the park from various visitors’ points of view and consider whether we are meeting their different needs. Teacher's Notes
Look in more depth at how the Animal Department uses ICT at Marwell. Below are links to an example of a section report, produced by a Head Keeper and a specimen report generated from our Animal Record Keeping System (ARKS).
THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF AN ICT SYSTEM
Penguin World is one area of the Park that uses ICT systems to control and maintain environmental conditions to enable the animals that live there to survive. Use the worksheet to help you investigate these systems during your visit to Marwell.
Additional Resources
Threatened Species Trail
The new trail is now available. Two quiz sheets are available for Key stage 2 and Key stages 3/4. Please download them here:
Map of Marwell