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Conservation

General Introduction

This topic introduces the concept of plant extinction, illustrating the threats that endanger plants in the wild, the need for their conservation and the different means in which this can be attained.
Pupils will see what scientists can do to conserve plants and the environment and by means of role play games, play decide games and explore invent sessions, will be encouraged to engage with plant conservation and to think about the sustainable development of their own country.
The Conservation topic include 11 modules; three of them are especially designed for Botanic Gardens.

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• Introduction
• Module 1 Plant vocabulary
• Module 2 Plants grow
• Module 3 ‘Will I survive?’ Extinction Game
• Module 4 A quest for threatened plants
• Module 5 Come and see it!
• Module 6 Seeds and seed dispersal
• Module 7 How to germinate seeds (1-3)
• Module 8 Observing and scoring germination
• Module 9 A world of plants (Botanic Garden)
• Module 10 A new ski run? (Botanic Garden)
• Module 11 Young guides grow (Botanic Garden)