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Activities / Resources  

• ​Make paper pots and carry out experiments to find out what are the best conditions for plants to grow. 
• Start a plant ID book, using leaf bashing or flower pressing. 
• Climate actions has fantastic resources - can you plant trees? https://www.52climateactions.com/plant-and-nurture-trees/full
  

Curriculum Links

• KS3 Science - Nutrition and Digestion - plants making carbohydrates in their leaves by photosynthesis and gaining mineral nutrients and water from the soil via their roots.
• KS3 Science - Photosynthesis - the dependence of almost all life on Earth on the ability of photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, to use sunlight in photosynthesis to build organic molecules that are an essential energy store and to maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
• KS3 Science - Relationships in an Eco-System - the importance of plant reproduction through insect pollination in human food security.

Botany and plant Life 
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During this day trip pupils will have a fun and immersive experience learning all about plant life and why it's important. They will take a tour of the site exploring all of our different growing areas, finding out about the various requirements plants need to flourish. Pupils will get hands-on with leaf bashing, identifying a range of leaf shapes and their associated tree, flower or plant and what their uses are. As well as making their own plant pot made out of newspaper and planting a seed for our wildflower meadows, discovering all about pollination. 

Pupils will be led by our plant expert on a foraging walk, learning how to identify a wide range of plants, discussing medicinal uses and how to safely forage. Depending on the season and what's available pupils might have a go at making nettle crisps, mint tea or berry syrup. Finishing the day with a biomimicry activity thinking about how we've learned from plants and copied nature's design in our own products. 

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