Blueberry Farm is a computer program that models a simple ecosystem. It was designed to be used as part of a sequence of science lessons aiming to help Yr7 pupils understand more about the use of chemical agents in farming and how these can affect ecosystems.

The Yr7 pupils enjoyed using Blueberry Farm and the teachers felt that it served as a valuable tool for stimulating thinking.

These web pages will provide you with some resources.
The paper resources are in Microsoft Word .doc form.
The video clips show us using Blueberry Farm in lessons.

Please note that video files are large, so you will need broadband or quite a lot of patience to view them.

If you develop further resources - please let us know.

May your berries be many!

Blueberry Farm was developed by Richard Taylor, Ian Patience and Joy Tiffin.

Many thanks to the pupils at Seaton Hirst Community Middle School for help trialing the Blueberry Farm activity.