The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Plant Scientists

Put on your scientific hats! It's time to investigate the amazing world of plants.

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Stage

Stage 2

Subject

Science and Technology

Duration

2 hours

Cost

Minimum charges apply. Discounts apply for full day programs!

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Put on your scientific hats! It's time to investigate the amazing world of plants.

Explore plant lifecycles, and make predictions and conduct a scientific investigation into whether specific Australian plants need fire and smoke to complete their lifecycles. 

Students will

  • Explore plant life cycles on a guided walk through the Garden and discover how scientists classify plants.
  • ​Make predictions and conduct a scientific investigation into whether specific Australian plants need fire and smoke to complete their lifecycles, including planting seeds to take back to school to complete the investigation.
  • Become a field botanist and conduct a study to gain a greater understanding of plants. 

Key content

  • Identify patterns in plants and grouping them according to their external features.
  • Compare the similarities and differences between the life cycles of different plants.
  • Explore pollination and seed dispersal as examples of interdependence between living things.
  • ​Plan and conduct a scientific investigation with guidance.

Links to New South Wales curriculum

Focus Syllabus Outcomes

Science - Living World

  • Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things (ST2-4LW-S)
Supported Syllabus Outcomes

Science - Working Scientifically

  • Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations (ST2-1WS-S)
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"Compare the similarities and differences between the life cycles of different plants."

 

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