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.
- 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)