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The Botanist Apprentice
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Facilitated Day Program
Years: Grade 3 - 12
Students:up to 50 students
Duration: 1 hour
2012 cost: $5.00 per student (minimum group cost $75.00)
2013 cost: $5.50 per student (minimum group cost $77.00)
Teacher / student ratio: 1:25
Discover how to identify, classify and preserve Australian plants
Explore the Australian National Botanic Gardens living collection
Connect the life cycle of the plant to the tools used to observe and preserve
Plants have families too! Learn the tools of the trade speak to our Education Officer about elements to include in your program:
• Seed collecting – what to look for, how to extract, clean and store seed
• Plant propagation – from pre-treatment of seed, to sowing, aftercare, transplanting and cuttings
• Plant Families – floral structures and arrangement, classifying
• Plant identification – make plant vouchers and use keys
We design the program for your needs!
Resources
Link to: ‘The Plant Kingdom’
Link to: ‘Common Australian Plant Families’
Link to: ‘Propagating Australian Plants’
The Australian Curriculum – Science Links
Nature of Science: Science helps us to understand our world and can be used to make predictions, science ideas and understandings change as new evidence becomes available
Science in the community: People in the local community use science in a range of ways for example in caring for plants and animals and informing sustainable practices
Structure and function of living things: The obvious structural features of plants and animals and the functions of these features and how the features of fossils inform understanding about living things of the past
Life cycles: Life cycles and reproductive processes of plants and animals
Grouping living things: Grouping living things on the basis of observable characteristics
Relationships and Interactions of living things: Interactions between living things in a habitat, including simple food chains in different environments
Micro-organisms: The role of micro-organisms in areas such as human health, food and the environment
Using Earth's resources: Human activity, such as the use and management of water, energy sources and mineral resources, can have consequences for the environment and other living things