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Schools Education - KewKey Stage 4 & A LevelA visit to Kew Gardens is a fantastic opportunity to introduce students to a scientific establishment of international importance. Through our programme of booked activities we are able to help your group explore and debate scientific and geographical concepts about plants, their importance and sustainable use. We are able to provide workshops for the Nuffield-Salters A level biology course to fulfil the site visit report criteria. At Key Stage 4 and above we offer the following themes as tours and workshops: Rainforests RainforestsAvailable weekdays only, 50 minute tours at 10:40, 11:40 and 13:10. Maximum groups size 20 pupils, £40 per tour On a tour through the Palm House we will work with your group to consider how plants area adapted to survive in the wet tropics and using relevant examples, understand what is meant by biodiversity, sustainability and conservation. Science, Geography, Citizenship Plant Adaptations to Environment and ClimateAvailable weekdays only, 50 minute tours at 10:40, 11:40 and 13:10. Maximum groups size 20 pupils, £40 per tour On a tour through the 10 different climatic zones of the Princess of Wales Conservatory we will consider how plants are adapted to survive in extreme conditions, particularly contrasting the dry and wet tropics and visiting the carnivorous plant zone. Science, Geography BiodiversityAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. Students will build on concepts about plants, habitats and their relationship with other organisms. We will look at interdependence and adaptation and key issues in conservation and management of UK habitats. We will also investigate different sampling techniques and their use for recording plant and insect biodiversity. Science, Geography HabitatsAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. Linked to our Biodiversity topic we will work with you to explore a range of skills for sampling plant and animal biodiversity, focusing on a habitat of your choice from Woodland, Grassland or Ponds. Key issues in plant conservation and management for biodiversity will be investigated through examining practices such as traditional woodland management and the beneficial effects of coppicing. Science, Geography Art in Nature: Form and FunctionAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. We will observe and record plant form and function in the dry and wet tropics and consider how and why it is important to plants. Back in our activity space we will practice close observation skills, looking at the links between scientists and artists, as we prepare and draw microscopic structures from pollen grains to micro-organisms. Science, Art FoodAvailable weekdays only, 50 minute activity at 10:40, 11:40 and 13:10. Maximum groups size 20 pupils, £40 per tour We will examine the wide variety of plants that provide us with food, examine carbohydrates and starch stores within plants. We will consider how our food is produced and examine the environmental impact of being able to purchase seasonal foods all year round. Science, Geography, Citizenship Plant Chemical TrailAvailable weekdays only, 50 minute activity at 10:40, 11:40 and 13:10. Maximum groups size 20 pupils, £40 per tour On a tour through the Palm House we will investigate useful chemicals and polymers that come from plants, including cellulose, caffeine, food colourings, dyes and medicines. We will discuss their sustainable use and importance of conserving the rainforest habitat. Science, Citizenship Medicinal PlantsAvailable weekdays only, 50 minute activity at 10:40, 11:40 and 13:10. Maximum groups size 20 pupils, £40 per tour On a tour of the glasshouses we will discover plants that are used as medicines and as drugs, including medicines to treat malaria and cancer. The importance of conservation and sustainable use of plant resources will be discussed. Science, Citizenship Evolution of plantsAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. Evolution doesn't just have to be taught using dinosaurs! On a journey through the Gardens and visiting the Evolution House we will consider how plants have evolved from early primitive types that were non flowering through to the evolution of flowers; including seed production and flower adaptations for pollination. We will look at evidence from the plant fossil record and meet some 'living fossils'- plants that were thought to be extinct for thousands of years, but have been found alive and well such as the Wollemi pine. Theories about how adaptations help plants to survive and how variation and selection may lead to evolution or extinction will also be expanded. Distribution and relative abundance of species will be considered in relation to adaptation, competition and geological history. The session will give opportunities to consider conservation policies and the work of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in conserving species. Science, Geography Botanic Gardens and SustainabilityAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. We will consider the important role that Botanic gardens have to play in plant conservation. We will discuss what biodiversity is and why conservation and sustainable use of natural resources is important. This will be followed by a tour of the Palm House to look at sustainable use and conservation of rainforest plants. Science Obtaining plant products and economic botanyAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. Kew Gardens has an extensive economic botany collection. We will examine some items from the collection, with a discussion about biodiversity and will consider the variety of products that plants provide us with. A tour of the Palm house will further illustrate some of these ideas and will give an opportunity to explore the importance of biodiversity and conservation. Science, Geography Adaptations of plants to their environmentAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. On a tour through the 10 different climatic zones of the Princess of Wales Conservatory we will consider how plants are adapted to survive in extreme conditions, particularly contrasting the dry and wet tropics and visiting the carnivorous plant zone. We will consider how plant variation can be explained in terms of adaptation to different environments We will follow this with close observation work and hands on activity with a selection of plants from our tropical nursery to further understand and recognise plant adaptations. Science, Geography Plant biodiversity (sampling techniques)Available weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. We will help the group with field study skills, considering different methods that can be used to measure plant biodiversity including quadrats, transects and keys. We will consider plant adaptation to environment and look at how an understanding of biodiversity impacts on conservation practice. Science, Geography Animal biodiversity (sampling techniques)Available weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. We will help the group with field study skills, considering different methods that can be used to measure insect biodiversity, from pit traps to sweep nets and beating trays. We will investigate food chains and feeding relationships and look at how an understanding of biodiversity impacts on conservation practice. Science, Geography Cereal Crop PlantsAvailable weekdays only. Sessions last 90 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 15 students at £60 per tour. This session will investigate plants humans have adopted as staple crops. We will consider evolution and artificial selection in cereal crop plants, using examples of living plant material and specimens from the herbarium. This is followed by a visit to the grass gardens where we consider more about cereal crop diversity and its use by mankind, as well as issues about sustainable use and conservation Science, Geography
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