KS1 Plant explorer
Become a modern-day plant hunter and get to know some of the amazing trees at Wakehurst.
Level
Key Stage 1
Duration
45 minutes
Allocated space
30 pupils per group
Using tree ID cards and magnifiers, pupils have to work together in groups to find one tree by looking closely at a selection of different trees and their features until they find their tree.
Learning outcomes
We design our sessions to match the learning outcomes in the national curriculum. All our sessions have a cross-curricular approach and are tailored to suit the educational needs of your group. We aim to give pupils opportunities that are difficult or impossible to create in the school environment.
This session offers pupils the opportunity to:
- Handle a variety of parts of plants and use these to identify and describe the basic structure of a plant.
- Use their observational skills to help them identify and name a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees.
- Compare and group different plants growing in local habitats using descriptive and scientific language.
- Understand why plant identification is important.
- Use simple plant keys and identification charts to identify a variety of plants.
Curriculum links
This KS1 visit supports and enhances the Science curriculum offered in schools.
Year 1 - Plants
- Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees.
- Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.
Year 2 - Living things and their habitats
- Identify and name a variety of plants in their habitat.
