Series: Biodiversity

Pack 2: Plants

Lynette Merrick

£30 / 22Pages65FormatPaper-based / ePack
ISBN: Paper-based 978 1 85749 391 7; ePack 978 1 84070 492 1

This pack provides a complete kit of materials for teaching how to identify and then classify a wide range of common plants. Beautifully illustrated, the publication provides:

  • teacher's notes
  • background information on identification techniques, key construction, structure, function, adaptation, diversity, food chains
  • identification and key cards
  • activity calendars
  • pupil sheets
  • suggestions for the integration of ICT
  • recording sheets
  • advice on creating databases
  • glossary.

This pack includes identification and 'key' cards for:

  • 40 wild flowers
  • 24 grasses
  • 40 trees and shrubs.

Contents

Introduction

Section 1 Identifying plants

  • Wild flowers
  • Trees and shrubs
  • Common grasses

Section 2 Investigating plants in their habitats

  • Project 1: Where can I find plants with these features?
  • Project 2: Does the amount of light affect the type of plants within habitats?
  • Project 3: What type of growing conditions do different plants prefer?
  • Project 4: Why are green plants vital to the food chain?

Section 3 Recording plants and their diversity

Glossary

Index to handouts

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