Why use trees to teach history and science?
Issue 188 | Page 15 | Published Jan 2026
Description
Deborah Wilkinson and Linda Cooper link history and science to develop enquiry skills and cross-curricular learning.
Useful Links
Explorify: www.stem.org.uk/explorify
Halnaker Windmill: www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/places-to-visit-a...
Odd One Out: www.stem.org.uk/explorify/top-tips-odd-one-out-activities
Star Carr: www.starcarr.com
Tower mill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_mill
Woodland Trust, Ancient Tree Inventory: https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk
References & Further Reading
Guillain, C. (2021) What did the tree see? London: Welbeck Publishing.
Hutchings, W. (2007) Enquiry-based learning: definitions and rationale. Manchester: Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning,
University of Manchester. www.ceebl.manchester.ac.uk/resources/papers/hutchings2007_definingebl.pdf
Pickford, T., Garner, W. and Jackson, E. (2013) Primary humanities: learning through enquiry. London: Sage.
Pope, M. (2001) New investigations at Slindon Bottom Palaeolithic site, West Sussex: an interim report. Lithics, 22, 3–10.
https://journal.lithics.org/wpcontent/uploads/lithics_22_2001_Pop_3-10.pdf
Roberts, M. (2019) Introduction to prehistory. Palaeolithic factsheet 2. Boxgrove and Britain’s oldest human remains. The Prehistoric Society.
www.prehistoricsociety.org/sites/prehistoricsociety.org/files/resources/...
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