Description
The Outdoor Investigation Bench is a multipurpose addition to your EYFS and KS1 outdoor environment, offering a practical and engaging space for children to mix, combine, and investigate natural materials. Thoughtfully designed at child height, this robust wooden investigation bench supports a wide range of outdoor learning activities, from observing insects and plants to experimenting with soil, sand and water.
The work surface and storage area enable children to independently select and organise tools such as magnifiers, pots, utensils, and containers. Whether used for simple investigations, sorting and classifying objects, or examining materials more closely, the bench helps give children the space develops early scientific enquiry skills, problem-solving and observational language.
The investigation bench boasts an open-ended design to use flexibly across different areas. Introduce into the Gardening & Growing area to provide a potting and planting station for supporting gardening, growing and seasonal change activities or within the Mud Kitchen role play area as an extension to the Mud Kitchen Benches, providing additional space where children might use it as a food preparation area for potion making and mud mixing.
For settings developing a wider outdoor learning environment, the bench works seamlessly alongside collections such as the Exploring Nature Resource Collection 3-7yrs, Outdoor Water Play Resource Collection 3-7yrs, Outdoor Sand Resource Collection 3-7yrs, and Building & Construction Resource Collection 3-7yrs, enriching opportunities for investigation, experimentation and discovery.
Durable and weather-resistant, the Outdoor Investigation Bench supports year-round use and provides a reliable foundation for both independent exploration and collaborative group work, encouraging children to follow their interests, test ideas and share discoveries in meaningful ways.
Explore the full range of Early Excellence Outdoor Classroom Landscaping to create a rich, investigative outdoor environment where children develop practical, physical and imaginative skills through meaningful, open-ended experiences
This Outdoor Investigation Bench includes:
- Wooden Bench, L120cm x W60cm x H50cm
- Suitable for age 3 and over
Warranty Information
There is a 12-month warranty on manufacturing defects and a 10-year warranty on the wood.
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown, however we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.
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