Module 12: Scientists sort plants into ‘families’ (Botanic Garden)
- By sorting vegetables into plant families at botanic gardens, children will begin to understand some of the classification work carried out by scientists at botanic gardens, and the need to classify plants.
- During a creative activity children will think about ways to describe plants according to their uses and characteristics.
- Introduction
- Module 1 Thinking about edible plants
- Module 2 Looking closely at seeds
- Module 3 Profiling a vegetable
- Module 4 Plant life-cycles
- Module 5 More vegetable life-cycles and
‘The Carrot Top Mystery’ - Module 6 Bees visit flowers
- Module 7 Bee enquiry
- Module 8 Pea life-cycle mystery
- Module 9 Parts of a plant and their functions
- Module 10 Identifying fruits and vegetables from evidence
- Module 11 Healthy eating and sustainability
- Module 12 Scientists sort plants into ‘families’ (Botanic Garden)