Mr Snipe (BBC Bitesize)

Overview

Munk studios produced 2 series for BBC bitesize on senses and body systems.  The series explores complex concepts of human, animal and plant biology targeted at 6-8 year old pupils.  In education, it is important to show real animals to give pupils so we decided to overlay footage with an animated class of flies on a field trip.  The mixed media approach of cartoons, video and images combined with animated diagrams became a visually strong educational set of 15 films that can all be streamed right now on bitesize.

Meet Mr Snipe

Mr. Snipe is a teacher with two wings, six legs and a large class of unruly bluebottles to instruct!  It’s a stressful job at the best of times, and keeping all of his students under his wing on field trips can be an impossible task… Mr Snipe is a passionate teacher determined to get the most out of these field trips, whatever obstacles get in the way. Mr snipe shows the children some complex concepts such as cell regeneration, photosynthesis and pollination to oxygen exchanges in the gills of fish. He is a committed teacher and will educate is class, whatever the risk.

Engaging biology for kids

In these adventures these pupils explore human biology in unimaginable ways. They explore the waxy caverns of the human ear, delve into the digestive system and go on a rollercoaster ride through the bloodstream. On their travels they also come face to face with some of the most curious creatures in the animal kingdom. They escape the crushing feet of elephants, angry swarms of bees and the sticky jaws of a fly trap.