KS3 Kew's grand designs
Explore the magnificent buildings at Kew, and consider what they contain and why.
Overview
For over 250 years, we have protected and showcased plants from around the world.
Many of these plants are housed in our magnificent Temperate House. Your pupils will explore the magnificent buildings at Kew, considering what they contain and why.
Pupils will design a new structure to protect endangered plants and consider what the next generation of buildings at Kew might look like.
Please note, elements of this session will be delivered outside.
Learning outcomes
- Develop enquiry skills.
- Explore creative design ideas that they can expand upon back in the classroom.
- Identify and solve their own design problems.
- Critique, evaluate and test their ideas and the work of others.
- Increase their understanding of why plants and fungi matter.
Curriculum links
KS3 Design and technology
Design
- Use research and exploration to understand user needs.
- Identify and solve their own design problems.
- Develop and communicate design ideas.
Evaluate
- Analyse the work of past and present professionals and others to develop and broaden their understanding.
- Test, evaluate and refine ideas.
- Understand developments in design and technology.
Art and design
- To analyse and evaluate their own work and that of others, in order to strengthen the visual impact or applications of their work.
- About the history of art, craft, design, and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.
Science - Biology
Plants
- Identify and describe the functions and different parts of flowering plants - roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers, explore requirements for life.
Genetics and evolution
- The importance of maintaining biodiversity and the use of gene banks to preserve hereditary material.
Working scientifically
- Making systematic and careful observations, gathering recording and classifying, identifying differences, similarities and changes.