Area of Science, Geography, Computer Science and Mathematics Education

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Conservation

Module 4: A quest for threatened plants

Children will be required to look for endangered species that occur in their local area using different research methodologies (e.g. interviewing experts, using reference books, internet searches).
Key information will be required to describe the ecology, growing conditions, needs and possible threats to a local plant that has been selected for research.
Research skills and scientific thinking will be required.

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  Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.pdf (damaged)
  MG Conservation Seed collecting for Kew.ppt

• 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)